Eric Clapton has postponed a few of his European live shows after testing optimistic for COVID.
“Eric Clapton is sadly affected by Covid having examined optimistic shortly after the second live performance on the Royal Albert Corridor,” a message posted to the guitar nice’s Facebook web page defined, alluding to Clapton’s current performances in London. “He has been instructed by his medical advisors that if he had been to renew touring and performing too quickly, it might considerably delay his full restoration. Eric can also be anxious to keep away from passing on any an infection to any of his band, crew, promoters, their workers and naturally the followers.”
The message went on to elucidate that performances scheduled for Might 17 in Zurich, Switzerland and Might 18 in Milan, Italy had been postponed, with the rocker hoping to return to the stage Might 20 in Bologna, Italy.
“It is rather irritating that having averted Covid all through lockdown and all through the interval when journey restrictions have been in place Eric ought to have succumbed to Covid at this time limit, however we very a lot hope he can be sufficiently recovered by the top of the week to have the ability to carry out the rest of the deliberate performances,” the assertion famous, including that Clapton would reschedule the affected live shows “as soon as appropriate dates could be recognized.”
Clapton solely made it two performances into his 2022 European tour — the aforementioned London dates — earlier than testing optimistic for COVID.
The guitarist has been vocal about his opposition to vaccine mandates and lockdown legal guidelines all through the pandemic. In February of 2021, Clapton acquired the AstraZenaca vaccine and claimed to undergo “extreme reactions” nearly instantly. “My fingers and toes had been both frozen, numb or burning, and just about ineffective for 2 weeks,” the rocker later detailed. “I feared I might by no means play once more.”
That have led Clapton to throw his superstar behind anti-lockdown and anti-vax efforts, a stance that price him greater than a few pals.
Clapton not too long ago introduced a string of U.S. tour dates, scheduled for September.
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