Oasis postpones two more shows
ByAug 7, 2002 10:00 PM
British pop-rockers Oasis have postponed their remaining tour dates for the week to allow singer-guitarist Noel Gallagher recover from injuries suffered in a recent traffic accident.
British pop-rockers Oasis have postponed their remaining tour dates for the week to allow singer-guitarist Noel Gallagher recover from injuries suffered in a recent traffic accident.
On Wednesday (8/7), the band’s management announced the cancellation of that night’s show in Indianapolis. Shows scheduled to take place on Friday (8/9) at Philadelphia’s Tower Theater and on Saturday (8/10) at Boston’s Fleet Pavilion have since been postponed. The band intends to resume the tour on Sunday (8/11) at New York City’s Roseland Ballroom, and to reschedule the postponed dates.
“A further doctors examination of Noel Gallagher following [Tuesday’s] car accident established that his injuries are more chronic than originally thought,” said a statement issued by the band. “Noel is suffering from the effects of whiplash and shock. The Indiana University School of Medicine doctor prescribed further painkilling drugs, and ordered complete rest for the next three days, in order to lay the basis for as quick and complete a recovery as possible, and to prevent any long term or permanent effects from the accident.”
Oasis members Noel Gallagher, Andy Bell and Jay Darlington were traveling in a taxi that was involved in a head-on collision with another vehicle on Tuesday in Indianapolis. The three were taken to a hospital by ambulance, where they were treated for shock, cuts and bruises.
Lead singer Liam Gallagher apparently wasn’t in the taxi with his bandmates.
The accident was the tour’s second setback in less than a week. Liam Gallagher was able to complete just three songs during the tour’s opening show on Aug. 2 Pompano Beach, Fla., before http://www.soundspike.com/story/506>his voice gave out.