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Depeche Mode Cancel Second Concert Days Before Bulgaria Gig
Depeche Mode have cancelled a second concert this time in Istanbul, Turkey just 4 days before their planned gig in Bulgaria.
The band issued a statement announcing that it was a "severe bout of gastroenteritis" that sent lead singer Dave Gahan to hospital . Gahan's illness forced the band to cancel their concert in Athens, Greece on Tuesday. Additionally, the illness will also prevent Depeche Mode from performing on Thursday in Istanbul.
"Dave fell ill with a severe bout of gastroenteritis
shortly before
he was due onstage in Athens which resulted in his
immediate
hospitalization," the band said in a statement. "At this
stage, Dave's
primary concern is to return to full health and resume the
tour as soon
as possible."
Depeche Mode are currently on tour
to promote
their new album Sounds of the Universe and are scheduled to
perform in
Bulgaria's capital Sofia on May 18. The Bulgarian concert
organizers
"Sofia Music Enterprise" told Darik radio that they were
still
expecting details about Gahan's condition and cannot yet say
if the
Sofia gig will have to be canceled.
Three years ago, Depeche Mode performed at the "Locomotive" stadium in Sofia before a crowd of 40 000.
Depeche Mode have sold an estimated 75 million albums worldwide since forming in Basildon, Essex, in 1980.
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