The “Gravity” singer announced Wednesday that even though his father has been transported to an IM OR HER where “he obtained much needed and great care, ” Mayer wouldn’t be able to perform with the group from their New York show.
“He is now fairly steady and will continue to go through some procedures, yet as you can understand, I must stay in NYC and can’t play tonight’s show in Saratoga Springs, ” Mayer said within an Instagram story shared Wednesday.
Dead & Company announced a few hours after Mayer’s post that the group wouldn’t perform within Saratoga Springs which ticket holders will be refunded. The remaining tour dates were not affected by Wednesday’s cancellation, the band said.
Mayer’s father Richard celebrated his 90th birthday in 2017, based on an Instagram post Mayer discussed that year. Also in 2017, Mayer established a scholarship or grant fund named meant for his father, Range reported at the time. The scholarship honored Richard Mayer’s period as a high school principal in Connecticut.
Dead & Business is scheduled to execute Friday in Va and will end their particular tour on Come july 1st 16. The psych-rock group’s lineup includes Grateful Dead members like Bob Weir and contemporary artists like Mayer that perform new addresses of Grateful Lifeless classics.