GOTTHARD: Italian Concert Cancellation Explained

December 10, 2007

Swiss hard rock band GOTTHARD has cancelled its previously announced four-date Italian mini-tour after singer Steve Lee was taken ill. "We had hoped that Steve [would be] back on track [by now], but unfortunately that is not the case right now," the group writes in a statement. "We hope to [be able to announce] new dates for the cancelled shows as soon as possible."

The affected dates are as follows:

Dec. 10 – Florence, ITA - Viper
Dec. 11 - Rome, ITA - Circolo Degli Artisti
Dec. 13 - Treviso, ITA - New Age
Dec. 15 - Milan, ITA - Transylvania

GOTTHARD was the featured musical guest on the "Nyhetsmorgon" program on Sweden's TV4's on November 20. Watch the band's performance at TV4.se:

"One Life, One Soul": Video
"Lift U Up": Video

Nuclear Blast Records released "Domino Effect", the twelfth studio album by GOTTHARD, in North America on September 18.

Touting eleven Number 1 albums and six Top 10 singles in their career, GOTTHARD has opened for such renowned artists as AC/DC, DEEP PURPLE, BRYAN ADAMS and BON JOVI throughout Europe. The band has also had the honor of performing at the world-famous Montreux Jazz Festival, is two-time winner of its native country's Prix Walo Award, recipient of Monaco's International Music Award, and has had its music featured on the soundtrack to the European television series "Frankie".

The video for the ballad "The Call" can be viewed at YouTube.

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