Rock ban Pearl Jam cancels Vienna live performance after Eddie Vedder’s vocal chords broken

US rock band Pearl Jam cancelled a live performance in Vienna on Wednesday after singer Eddie Vedder’s vocal chords had been broken at an out of doors venue close to Paris by the warmth, mud and smoke from fires.

“To all those that had been anticipating a terrific Pearl Jam present tonight in Vienna, we had been too. Nevertheless, because of the excessive circumstances on the final out of doors web site outdoors of Paris (warmth, mud, and smoke from the fires) our singer Ed Vedder’s throat was left broken,” the group stated in an announcement posted on Instagram on Wednesday.

“He has seen docs and had therapy however as of but, his vocal cords haven’t recovered. That is brutal information and horrible timing…for everybody concerned.”

Pearl Jam carried out on the Lollapalooza Paris music pageant on the weekend amid a warmth wave with spikes nicely above 40 Celsius (104F) in southern Europe.

Firefighters in southwestern France have been battling since July 12 to comprise huge forest wildfires whereas Britain recorded its highest ever temperature on Tuesday.

“Those that work so laborious to placed on the reveals in addition to those that give their valuable time and energies to attend…, as a band, we’re deeply sorry and have tried to seek out choices to nonetheless play,” Pearl Jam stated.

“And Ed needs to play. There’s simply no throat accessible right now…So very, very deeply sorry.”

The band stated tickets can be refunded.

Wednesday’s Vienna live performance was a part of Pearl Jam’s European tour, with the subsequent cease scheduled in Prague on Friday…Reuters