Legendary German guitarist Uli Jon Roth has been forced to postpone his previously announced North American tour due to health reasons. The trek was scheduled to launch on September 6 in West Hollywood, California and conclude on October 1 in New York City.
Earlier today, Roth‘s social media was updated with the following statement: “Dear Fans of Uli, we regret to announce the postponement of Uli Jon Roth‘s upcoming North American tour due to health reasons. The tour is now being rescheduled for Spring 2024. Following an unexpected, yet successful, kidney removal operation, Uli is fit to play, but has been advised not to embark on a full-scale major tour just yet. Uli will be performing at selected shows in continental Europe during his recovery period.
“We want to assure you that this decision was not made lightly but the health and well-being of Uli is our utmost priority. All purchased tickets will be honored for the rescheduled dates, and refunds will be available for those who can’t attend the new dates.”
“We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding. Stay tuned for the updated tour schedule which should be available soon. Uli will also make a personal statement on his website and on his Patreon channel next week.”
Widely regarded as one of the greatest guitar players ever, Uli pioneered a unique style of guitar playing which — for the first time — combined complete mastery of the instrument with an intensely melodic and emotional appeal. From his earliest days onwards, Uli has always been a bold and uncompromising musical innovator of the first order. Being the first guitar player in rock to incorporate complex melodic arpeggio sequences, Uli Jon Roth — in the eyes of many of his peers — practically reinvented modern guitar-technique almost single-handedly during his SCORPIONS tenure, but even more so during his ELECTRIC SUN days.
In recent years, Roth has revisited the early music of his period with the SCORPIONS, which resulted in the “Scorpions Revisited” double CD and “Tokyo Tapes Revisited” DVD/Blu-ray releases.
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This is shocking news! I hope Uli is okay and back to 100% and doing what he does better than anyone, ASAP.