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Flaming Lips' Steven Drozd Hospitalized, Gigs Cancelled
- Posted on Apr 28th 2010 8:35PM by Benjy Eisen
Spinner has confirmed that the Flaming Lips' Steven Drozd (pictured) has been hospitalized and is unable to perform at this time. As a result, the Flaming Lips have been forced to cancel two of their upcoming performances: Thursday night's show at SunFest (West Palm Beach, Fla.) and the Beale Street Music Festival (Memphis, Tenn.) event this Saturday. Because they were both festival sets, the shows will not be rescheduled.While the band has not released further details, the Flaming Lips' publicist tells Spinner that Drozd is "expected to make a full recovery." He wouldn't elaborate on the multi-instrumentalist's condition beyond that. He did reiterate that, at this time, only two gigs have been cancelled.
That's optimistic news for Lips fans, who -- hopefully -- have a lot to look forward to in the next few months. The band still has shows planned for May, including an anchor slot at the Hangout Music Festival (Gulf Shores, Ala.) on May 15. Beyond that, the Flaming Lips have a high-profile, highly-anticipated late-night set scheduled for Bonnaroo (June 11), during which they plan to perform Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon' in its entirety, with help from Stardeath and the White Dwarfs. As if that isn't enough on their plate, the band is then set to take the stage at Glastonbury in the U.K. on June 25.
We wish Drozd a speedy and healthy recovery and we look forward to having the Flaming Lips drench us in plenty of sweat and confetti this summer.
- Filed under: Concerts and Tours, News, Exclusive
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Keli
God Bless the Flaming Lips! They've been around for 25 years. Obscure? Yes. But try to go to one of their shows and tell me that you didn't feel like a kid again. They are so much fun...so accommadating. Wayne will tell you, himself, that he believes he can't sing. At. All. Very modest and humble. I don't know of any other band who have lasted 25 years without a little 'diva mentality' setting in. These guys are gold. Many prayers and get well soon, Steve. Much Love to U
May 10 2010 at 2:45 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Sennen
I do not see the purpose of using "mysteriously" in this article. Someone is ill - it happens, and we can all hope and pray that he will make a good recovery. The cause is no one's business, so why the announcement that it is a mystery?
May 02 2010 at 5:06 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
the truth
Don't they have a backup guitarist. Like anyone would notice the change.
May 02 2010 at 4:41 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
dexter doomkoffious
oh REEEEEEEELY!
May 02 2010 at 1:22 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
dexter doomkoffious
No he was taken away in the Mystery Machine, all the while listening to the Magical Mystery Tour. And he his illness was derived from the Mystic Pizza he had been mowin on. It created Magnanimous Putrification the size of a Mastadon. More methods in maintaining monotonous motion mastification may motivate Mister Mystery to mull over the morbididness of his Masterbation.
The entire universe can now implode.
Ronald Brewer
Was he mysteriously hospitalized or hospitalized for a mysterious reason?
May 01 2010 at 10:08 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Patti
Hope you never respond to my house.........Narrow minded idiot........
May 01 2010 at 9:51 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Svetlana
1 reply to Svetlana's comment
OMG! Something happened to Lady Di!
May 01 2010 at 9:10 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Keli
OMG, like, WTF are you talking about?
May 10 2010 at 4:31 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Bleu
Talk about dumb Jose. Your statement "MUST OF BEEN ANOTHER DUMB REDNECK" should have read "Must have been..." Idiot.
May 01 2010 at 8:51 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Bleu
Nice story Benjy Eisen. Thank you.
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