Bret Michaels of Poison was hospitalized in Nashville on Thursday night (June 30), and the show was canceled.
He was admitted to the hospital just before show time, so the rest of the band went onstage and announced that Michaels had bad reaction to medication and that they wouldn’t be able to do the show without him.
Michaels posted online that doctors “highly recommended” that he rest and save all his energy.
Then, over the weekend, Poison played an abbreviated show in Jacksonville, Florida and performed only 7 songs. The band also canceled all their meet-and-greets in Jacksonville.
TL;DR:
- Bret Michaels of Poison was hospitalized in Nashville on Thursday night (June 30), and the show was canceled.
- He was admitted to the hospital just before show time, so the rest of the band came onstage and announced that Michaels had a bad reaction to medication and that they wouldn’t be able to do the show without him.
- Then, over the weekend, Poison played an abbreviated show in Jacksonville, Florida and performed only 7 songs. The band also canceled all their meet-and-greets in Jacksonville.
Over the weekend, Journey released a new song on YouTube called, “United We Stand.”
Emerging supercharged from the pandemic, the band calls it a reminder – that together, we can make a difference.
In a statement, they said, “More than ever, we need to take care of each other and look after one another.
Journey is set to release a 15-track set of new original songs that bring back the grand scale of the group’s greatest moments, along with updated and bold new directions and sounds.
Founding member, guitarist, songwriter, and producer Neal Schon said, “During the pandemic, there wasn’t much to do. I spent a lot of time in my little studio at home, learning how to play keyboards and looping. Some of those ideas ended up being songs. So, it kind of came out of nowhere.”
“United We Stand” is from their upcoming album Freedom, which comes out July 8.
TL;DR:
- Journey released a new song, “United We Stand.”
- They call it a reminder that together we can make a difference.
- Journey is set to release a 15-track album called Freedom, on July 8.