DOKKEN postpones european 'Farewell' tour after DON DOKKEN fractures ankle
24-06-2024
DOKKEN has postponed what is being billed as the band’s European “farewell” tour due to frontman Don Dokken‘s ongoing health issues.
This weekend, DOKKEN released the following statement via social media: “It is with heavy hearts we have to inform you that all scheduled DOKKEN European Summer dates need to be postponed.
“Due to ongoing complications after extensive neck surgery and a recently fractured ankle, Don will not be able to stand for prolonged periods time nor travel overseas at this time.
“Don believes the European fans deserve the best possible farewell. With this in mind, he will do his best to make good in 2025. Thank you for your understanding and continued support.”
After DOKKEN‘s previous studio album, 2012’s “Broken Bones”, failed to meet his expectations commercially, Don publicly questioned whether the band should or would make another record. He was also ruthlessly criticized by fans after radiation treatments from a bout with stomach cancer and eventual vocal-cord surgery hurt his performances.
He told the Bradenton Herald that he took a year or so off after “Broken Bones” to regroup and reassess the band’s place in the rock marketplace.
“I was getting so bad I had to say, ‘Guys, I’m just destroying our brand. I suck,'” Dokken said. “I put on 40 pounds. I couldn’t sing. I just didn’t look good; I didn’t feel good. I just had to get the radiation over with and rehab and come back.”
Don underwent neck and spine surgery in November 2019, leaving him unable to play guitar.
DOKKEN released its 13th studio album, “Heaven Comes Down”, on October 27, 2023 via Silver Lining Music. The follow-up to “Broken Bones” was produced by Bill Palmer and Don Dokken and was mixed by Kevin Shirley (AEROSMITH, IRON MAIDEN).
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