I'm wondering why he didn't mention the lung
thing....
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 7:00 PM
Subject: Creed e-news 10/10 - Message from Scott Stapp
Hey Creed fans -
It is with sincere regret
that we must announce that Creed is being forced to rearrange our tour schedule
for the rest of the year. Earlier this year we had to cancel tour dates after I
was involved in a car accident where my car was rear ended on an Orlando
interstate. This tour cancellation caused me to embark on the rest of the year's
tour by aggressively trying to play the already scheduled shows as well as
trying to make up all of the canceled dates in a short amount of time. This
ambitious tour schedule ultimately proved to be too aggressive and I am now
suffering from acute laryngitis due to the swelling of my vocal chords, was
caused by excessive wear and tear. Upon consultation with multiple doctors, the
only solution to ensure that we are still able to visit all of the markets where
we had scheduled shows is to reschedule the entire tour in a more realistic
manner.
The one show that was unable to be moved is our Alcatraz show in
San Francisco on October 10. We booked the show two weeks ago as a favor to VH1
when the previously scheduled artist cancelled at the last minute. Despite
direct orders from my ear, nose, and throat specialist Dr. Joseph Sugerman, and
at the risk of possibly causing further damage to my vocal chords, the band and
I have decided to do a shortened set due to the fact that are 600 winners that
have already been flown in from around the country that have taken time off of
work and made extensive personal arrangements to see the show. Us playing this
show is only being made possible by me taking an anti-inflammatory shot known
Decadron that, although it can't be taken on a daily basis, will temporarily
ease the swelling in my throat.
Contrary to popular belief, we aren't
being paid for the show, the only reason we are doing it is that we simply feel
like we must make some attempt to honor this commitment out of respect for the
time, effort, and trouble that the fans must have gone through to make it to
this show. The Wallflowers have graciously agreed to come and play the rest of
the evening so that the other promotional, charity, and television commitments
that we had made can be fulfilled.
Hopefully the radio stations that have
supported these shows, the promoters that have worked so hard to promote these
shows, and most importantly our loyal fans that have supported us for the last
six years, will understand my situation and forgive the inconvenience that this
has caused them.
We have every intention of playing all of the shows that
we are scheduled to do this year including a fan appreciation show in Las Vegas
where the band feels that due to my vocal illness, our show wasn't up to Creed's
standards. The one exception is the show in Boise, Idaho and that show's status
is still to be determined. The rescheduled dates are as follows:
10/20
Los Angeles, CA
10/23 San Francisco, CA
10/25 San Diego, CA
10/29 Las
Vegas, NV (Fan Appreciation Show)
10/30 Bakersfield, CA
11/29 Spokane,
WA
12/2 Sacramento, CA
12/6 Phoenix, AZ
Thank You,
Scott
Stapp
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