Allman Brothes cancel annual shows
New York, April 21, 2008 The band had been scheduled to play 15 sold-out shows at the
Beacon - an annual run of concerts that draws people from all over
the country who pay several hundred dollars for tickets to see the
blues-rock legends.
The band usually plays in March but previously said it was
postponing those shows until the fall while Allman recovered from
hepatitis C, a blood-borne disease that can lead to cirrhosis of
the liver or liver cancer.
On Friday, the Allman Brothers Band announced on its Web site
that the shows would be rescheduled for early 2009, the 40th
anniversary of its founding.
"New York's a second home to us," Allman, 60, said in a
statement. "We love playing there and are as disappointed as
anybody not to be able to get there this time."
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