Opeth - More Festival Appearances Cancelled
Opeth have issued the following update:
"Due to Mikael contracting Varicella (Chicken Pox), the appearances this weekend, Peace & Love (Borlänge, Sweden on June 26), Hovefestivalen (Norway on June 27), Metaltown (Gothenborg, Sweden on June 28), and Graspop Metal Meeting (Dessel, Belgium on June 29), have all been cancelled. We hope to have Mike on his feet again as soon as possible, and obviously apologize to all and any that had set out to see Opeth this weekend."
The replacement for Opeth on the Hovefestivalen and Metal Town is Satyricon.
"Due to Mikael contracting Varicella (Chicken Pox), the appearances this weekend, Peace & Love (Borlänge, Sweden on June 26), Hovefestivalen (Norway on June 27), Metaltown (Gothenborg, Sweden on June 28), and Graspop Metal Meeting (Dessel, Belgium on June 29), have all been cancelled. We hope to have Mike on his feet again as soon as possible, and obviously apologize to all and any that had set out to see Opeth this weekend."
The replacement for Opeth on the Hovefestivalen and Metal Town is Satyricon.
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| dancingdecember Posts: 264  |
oh man he mentioned in the concert here last weekend his daughter had chicken pox.
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| Doc G. Full Grown Hoser Staff Posts: 9718  |
bahahaha. Chicken Pox, dont most people get that when theyre like 6?
---- "I got a lot of really good ideas, problem is, most of them suck." - George Carlin
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| Katatronik Angel of Lust Posts: 1018  |
Hope he gets well soon!
---- "The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown." Howard Phillips Lovecraft
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| ponderer Posts: 153  |
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| LeChron James Helvetesfossen Posts: 3561  |
HAHAHA AWFUL. only mikael would get chicken pox. but helluv agree with satyricon as a replacement.
---- Kick Ass, Die Young Less is More Stay Pure Stay Poor Music was my life, music brought me to life and music is how I will be remembered long after I leave this life. When I die there will be a final waltz in my head that only I can hear.
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| jezzzz Posts: 3  |
glad they didn't cancel wacken... but isn't chicken pox REALLY serious if you catch it as an adult?
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| Elijah Dance, bitch! Posts: 2925  |
As a child, chicken pox is a minor illness. As an adult, it's potentially life threatening.
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| DrHigsby Posts: 13 |
Elijah speaks truth here. Chicken Pox is worse when you're adult with it. Although he probably won't die from it... Varicella has a low death rate, but higher in adults... 
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071  |
Written by Derelict Earth on 28.06.2008 at 12:27 The problem is that chicken pox is highly contagious.
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 
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| xdissectionx Posts: 29  |
Its possible to never get chickenpox. My grandfather is 80 and never got it. lol Mikael got it from his daughter, poor guy.
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| Warman Erotic Stains Posts: 7695  |
Damn I'm lucky! And I who thought of going to Metaltown but changed my mind. Guess which band attracted me the most?
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| Spyroid Rosetta Stoned Posts: 1023  |
Written by Warman on 28.06.2008 at 21:52 I went there only for Opeth and was told on the train that they cancelled...
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| Thryce Retired Staff Elite Posts: 4346  |
For the ones who were caring about Mikael Åkerfeldt's health, he has issued the following update: "Just to avoid any confusion, I want to confirm that I'm feeling much better and Opeth will be performing the remaining summer festivals that we've committed to, starting with Ruisrock [in Turku, Finland] this Saturday [July 5]."
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