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Duran Duran cancel European Tour
Monday 4 July 2011
Posting on the band's website, frontman Simon Le Bon wrote to fans explaining that due to ongoing throat and vocal chord problems, he is unable to reach higher parts of his range and the band have been told to cancel all upcoming shows.
"This has been an extremely difficult decision to make as the injury I seem to have sustained is an internal one and so no-one can tell me exactly how long it's going to take to mend completely. Every day I can see an improvement and each week I recover a part of my upper range. What the doctor's don't want me to do, however, is risk any further damage, so they are saying I need to take some more time away from shows to get back to full strength."
The vocal chord injuries were sustained by Le Bon during a performance in Cannes earlier this Summer and the band have explained that, due to the uncertain recovery time, it was unfair to leave fans in the dark regarding shows taking place.
"I am lucky that this has never happened to me before, in thirty years, and that the injury, whilst extremely frustrating is nothing more serious. I am doing everything I can to work through this and get back on track as soon as possible. We have an incredible production we've been working on for this tour - and the new songs are sounding great. This couldn't have come at a worse time - but I am trying to be philosophical about my recovery as there's nothing else I can do."
The band were scheduled to play Dublin on July 14th, with the tour of Europe continuing until September. Tickets for the Dublin gig will be valid when the show is rescheduled at a later date.
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