After canceling last nights show in Athens at the last minute, Purple Concerts, the band's promoter in Turkey has announced that tomorrow's show in Istanbul will also be canceled. A full Associated Press report, as well as the official statement from DepecheMode.com is posted below.
ATHENS, Greece – Depeche Mode lead singer David Gahan is not well enough to perform in Athens on Wednesday, concert organizers said, a day after he was rushed to hospital moments before he was to appear on stage.
Turkish organizers also canceled the band's Thursday night concert in Istanbul.
Tuesday night's concert...
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Depeche Mode were forced to cancel tonight's show in Athens, as Dave fell ill and was taken to hospital for "a check up". Read a Reuters write up on it after the jump, and please join us in wishing Dave a full and speedy recovery.
ATHENS (Reuters) - British music band Depeche Mode canceled an Athens concert Tuesday after lead singer David Gahan fell ill and was taken to hospital in the Greek capital, event organizers said.
"We regret today's performance has to be canceled ... David Gahan fell ill in his dressing room," a concert organizer told an audience of about 20,000 waiting for the concert...
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Depeche Mode kicked off their Tour Of The Universe earlier this week with a completely sold out warm up show at Luxembourg's Rockhal. The show preceded to official tour kick-off in Tel Aviv at the Ramat Gan Stadium on Sunday, May 10th. The band also announced another show in Budapest, Hungary, this simt on January 11th, 2010.
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Depeche Mode add seven additional South American dates to the tour. Dates confirmed for Costa Rica, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Argentina and Brazil in October. The dates follow stops in Guadalajara and Mexico City in Mexico. Hit the jump for dates!
October
01 - Guadalajara (Mexico)
03 - Mexico City (Mexico)
08 - San Jose (Costa Rica)
10 - Bogota (Colombia)
13 - Lima (Peru)
15 - Santiago (Chile)
17 - Buenos Aires (Argentina)
22 - Rio De Janeiro (Brazil)
24 - Sao Paulo (Brazil)
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Local ticket agents announced two additions to Tour Of The Universe: Valencia's Feria de Valencia on November 12th and Barcelona's Palau Sant Jordi on November 20th. Tickets for Barcelona will go on sale May 6th, with tickets for Valencia going on sale May 13.
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