By Akinbayo Akinsola
The rock group had been due to play in Berlin on Tuesday and Wednesday but called it off because “the band has yet failed to make a full recovery”.Pearl Jam say that “despite everyone’s best efforts” the band “has yet to make a full recovery”, adding they don’t take “these decisions lightly” after calling off the gigs in Berlin, just days after cancelling a date at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.Pearl Jam have cancelled two more tour dates due to illness, after pulling out of a London gig last week.
The rock group had been due to play in Berlin on Tuesday and Wednesday but called it off because “the band has yet failed to make a full recovery”.The type of illness, or which band members have been affected, has not been revealed.They said tickets would be refunded at point of purchase, adding that while they wished “a reschedule had been possible for this tour leg” they “hope to come back to Berlin soon”.
On Friday, they cancelled their Tottenham Hotspur Stadium show scheduled for Saturday night due to illness in the band, saying they had “no other option”.The band said in a statement shared on Instagram: “We are sorry to share that the Pearl Jam concerts scheduled for Tuesday, July 2nd and Wednesday, July 3rd in Berlin are cancelled.”Despite everyone’s best efforts, the band has yet to make a full recovery.””We also appreciate the many people whose hard work goes into making these shows happen.”