US rock band Pearl Jam has canceled a concert in Vienna after it said the singer’s throat was damaged by “heat, dust and smoke” from fires surrounding a previous concert near Paris.
“For anyone looking forward to tonight’s amazing Pearl Jam show in Vienna, we are.” general The group is online on Wednesday. “But the harsh conditions in the last outdoor setting outside Paris – the heat, the dust and the smoke from the fires – hurt our singer Ed Vader’s throat.”
The band performed at Lollapalooza Paris on Sunday and reported that Vader had visited doctors and received treatment, but his vocal cords had not yet recovered.
“This is hard news and a horrific moment… for everyone involved,” the band added. “We are really sorry.”
The group stated that tickets would be refunded. a next one Concerts take place in Prague on Fridays, before she sings in Amsterdam later this week.
Wildfires have ravaged the continent in recent weeks, fueled by intense heat waves and droughts. Tens of thousands of hectares burned in France, Spain and Portugal.
The Gironde region in France, as well as Extremadura and Galicia in Spain, were hit hard.
Meanwhile, nearly 2,000 more heat-related deaths have been reported in Spain and Portugal.
More than 850 people died of high temperatures in Spain between July 10 and 18, according to official figures. While the head of Portugal’s health authority told Reuters this week that more than 1,000 deaths had been reported between July 7 and July 18.
US rock band Pearl Jam has canceled a concert in Vienna after it said the singer’s throat was damaged by “heat, dust and smoke” from fires surrounding a previous concert near Paris.
“For anyone looking forward to tonight’s amazing Pearl Jam show in Vienna, we are.” general The group is online on Wednesday. “But the harsh conditions in the last outdoors outside Paris – the heat, the dust and the smoke from the fires – hurt the throats of our Ed Vader singers.”
The band performed at Lollapalooza Paris on Sunday and reported that Vader had visited doctors and received treatment, but his vocal cords had not yet recovered.
“This is hard news and a horrific moment… for everyone involved,” the band added. “We are really sorry.”
The group stated that tickets would be refunded. a next one Concerts take place in Prague on Fridays, before she sings in Amsterdam later this week.
Wildfires have ravaged the continent in recent weeks, fueled by intense heat waves and droughts. Tens of thousands of hectares burned in France, Spain and Portugal.
The Gironde region in France, as well as Extremadura and Galicia in Spain, were hit hard.
Meanwhile, nearly 2,000 more heat-related deaths have been reported in Spain and Portugal.
More than 850 people died of high temperatures in Spain between July 10 and 18, according to official figures. While the head of Portugal’s health authority told Reuters this week that more than 1,000 deaths had been reported between July 7 and July 18.
