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Mötley Crüe was pressured to cancel a headlining efficiency at a music competition subsequent month due to frontman Vince Neil’s mysterious and ongoing well being issues.
In an announcement launched Thursday, April 3, the heavy steel band confirmed that they might now not seem on the Boardwalk Rock competition in Ocean Metropolis, Maryland, on Could 17.
“Vince’s health comes first, and we fully support him in prioritizing his recovery,” Mötley Crüe introduced, per Us Weekly. “Please join us in wishing him well.”
“We sincerely apologize to everyone who was looking forward to the show and appreciate your understanding,” the rockers continued. “Our friends Alice in Chains are confirmed to take our place on May 17 and we are immensely grateful to them for stepping up and bringing their awesome show to Boardwalk Rock.”
“Thank you to all the Crüeheads for your continued support,” the band concluded. “We can’t wait for Vince to fully recuperate and to be back on stage again soon.”
Though the “Girls, Girls, Girls” musicians had been pressured to drop out, the two-day competition’s different headliners, together with Def Leppard, Alice Cooper, and Bret Michaels, are nonetheless reportedly set to carry out.
Mötley Crüe was already pressured to postpone their Las Vegas residency at Dolby Stay at Park MGM as a result of 64-year-old frontman’s mysterious well being woes.
Whereas the residency was purported to kick off on March 28 and end on April 19, they delayed the launch till September.
“To all the Crüeheads who were looking forward to seeing us this spring, I’m truly sorry,” Neil mentioned in an announcement on March 4. “My health is my top priority so I can bring you the awesome shows you deserved, and I can’t wait to return to the stage. Thank you for all the well wishes that keep reaching me. Your support means more than you know.”
Neil’s Mötley Crüe bandmates, together with Nikki Sixx, 66, John 5 (actual identify: John William Lowery), 54, and Pamela Anderson’s ex-husband Tommy Lee, 62, added a message of assist for his or her ailing frontman and wished him a “speedy recovery.”
“We are looking forward for him to get well again and to take over Vegas together in September,” they mentioned. “We can’t wait to see you all out there, and thank you for your support and understanding in the meantime.”
Neil final made headlines in February when his personal jet crashed into one other airplane whereas on the runway at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona.
Whereas the “Wild Side” singer was not on board on the time of the collision, his girlfriend, Rain Andreani, was. She and 4 others had been injured, and the airplane’s pilot was tragically killed.
“At 2:39 p.m. local time, a Learjet aircraft Model 35A owned by Vince Neil was attempting to land at the Scottsdale Airport,” a rep for the singer mentioned after the crash. “For reasons unknown at this time, the plane veered from the runway, causing it to collide with another parked plane. On board Mr. Neil’s plane were two pilots and two passengers. Mr. Neil was not on the plane.”
“More specific details regarding the collision are not available as this is a rapidly evolving situation and there is an ongoing investigation,” the assertion continued. “Mr. Neil’s thoughts and prayers go out to everyone involved, and he is grateful for the critical aid of all first responders assisting today.”
It was later revealed that Neil was not on the airplane on the time of the crash as a result of he was celebrating his sixty fourth birthday in Florida.
