ADRIAN VANDENBERG: 'I'm Completely Healed' After Contracting Bacterial Infection

Acclaimed Dutch guitarist Adrian Vandenberg says that he is now "completely healed" after recently contracting a "bacterial infection".

Earlier today (Sunday, September 13),Adrian released a video message in which he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I've got good news, and I got bad news for you. The good news is that I'm completely healed. No damage to my organs or body parts or whatever. But the bad news is for the 'woke' people because I'm back with my politically incorrect jokes every once in a while. Don't take it too seriously, or do — up to you.

"The American tour that we, unfortunately, had to postpone because of this problem, my management and American agency, Paramour [Group], have been really busy postponing it to next year or pushing it to next year. And it will most likely get connected to a West Coast tour next year. I think it's in May, if I'm not mistaken.

"The remainder of this year, there is gonna be activity. Right away, next month, we're playing a big festival in Malta — nice and sunny — with a lot of great bands, great lineups and all that stuff. And, well, after that, we're gonna do a big festival in Japan. And I think in December we're gonna do a South American tour. Not a long one, a relatively short one, because it's close to Christmas.

"Anyway, guys, this is, yeah, the short bit. And hopefully everybody's doing great. And I really, really, really, really want to thank those hundreds and hundreds of you who sent me the get-well wishes. I did get well, so it worked. Thanks so much. Thanks so much, guys. It really — especially the first two weeks in the hospital, it felt really good. And I got my life back. And I'm ready to bother you guys with more stuff and music pretty soon.

"There's gonna be a very interesting musical surprise project coming up soon. And I'm working on new music and all that stuff, other stuff. I'm gonna keep you posted. Just keep an eye on these pages, my pages, the VANDENBERG pages, the web site, all that stuff. I hope to see you soon somewhere on this planet. Take care, guys. I'm back."

This past July, Adrian canceled his previously announced "My Whitesnake Years" August 2026 U.S. tour. The trek, which was scheduled to launch on August 3 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, was supposed to feature an all-star lineup including acclaimed guitarist Vinnie Moore and veteran bassist/vocalist Marco Mendoza, celebrating decades of iconic rock music spanning WHITESNAKE, THIN LIZZY, UFO, Ted Nugent and beyond.

Vandenberg first rose to prominence in the early 1980s with his band VANDENBERG, earning international success with hits including "Burning Heart" and "Friday Night". His success led to a longtime collaboration with David Coverdale and WHITESNAKE, where he contributed the unforgettable guitar solo to the multi-platinum smash "Here I Go Again" and co-wrote material for the "Slip Of The Tongue" and "Restless Heart" releases. He also appeared on WHITESNAKE's "Starkers In Tokyo", "Live At Donington" and the band's celebrated "Greatest Hits" reunion tour.

Beyond WHITESNAKE, Vandenberg has continued an extensive recording career with multiple solo releases and albums with VANDENBERG'S MOONKINGS. In 2024, he co-headlined with Geoff Tate on the latter's "Operation: Mindcrime" tour, followed by performances aboard the 2025 Monsters Of Rock cruise and a successful East Coast headline run.

Vandenberg was a member of WHITESNAKE for 13 years at the height of the band's fame. He was also part of supergroup MANIC EDEN, and more recently released a number of albums with the aforementioned VANDENBERG'S MOONKINGS.

Vandenberg's namesake band released its comeback album, titled "2020", in May 2020 via Mascot Records/Mascot Label Group. A follow-up LP, "Sin", arrived in August 2023. The group's fifth full-length offering, "Sin", was produced by Bob Marlette (OZZY OSBOURNE, ALICE COOPER, ROB ZOMBIE).