STATUS QUO SCRAP GIGS
British rockers STATUS QUO have cancelled three shows after singer/guitar= ist RICK PARFITT fell ill.
The band was due to play two concerts in Ipswich, England this weekend = (29-30Jan10) but the gigs were axed after Parfitt was diagnosed with an u= pper respiratory tract infection.
They have now also scrapped plans to play in Stoke-on-Trent, England on= Sunday night (31Jan10).
In a post on the band’s official website, frontman Francis Rossi writes= , "We’re really sorry to have to let the fans down, but Rick has picked u= p an infection and is in no fit state to take to the stage and the last t= hing we would ever want to do is to give a substandard performance." Scheduling conflicts mean the scrapped dates cannot be rescheduled and = fans have been asked to apply for refunds.
Parfitt underwent heart bypass surgery in 1997 and suffered a cancer sc= are in 2005 when growths were found in his throat. The growths were subse= quently found to be benign.
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