SCORPIONS - Tonight's Minsk Date Cancelled
April 20, 2010, 14 years ago
German hard rock legends the SCORPIONS have been forced to cancel tonight's (April 20th) show in Minsk, Belarus.
A band statement reads: "Due to the ban on all flights in Europe and Overseas, it was impossible to fly our drummer James Kottak in from Los Angeles in time. We are very sorry that we can't be with you tonight, but you can be sure that we will do everything we can to play the show in Minsk as soon as possible. Once again, sorry for the inconvenience."
Upcoming Scorpions live dates can be found here.
During an interview with Amy Sciarretto from Artist Direct, Scorpions singer Klaus Meine said that the band may also have former members Uli Jon Roth, Michael Schenker and Herman Rarebell join the current lineup for a few shows. Meine was quoted as saying, "Nothing's planned yet, it depends on their schedule as well, but they're more than welcome to do something like A Night to Remember and play songs that are connected with this moment in time when they were with the band."
As previously reported, CINDERELLA, DOKKEN, RATT, TESLA and VINCE NEIL are the chosen openers for the Scorpions North American leg of their Get Your Sting And Blackout farewell world tour. Check the band's itinerary below to see who will open which dates and when.
Scorpions new and final album, Sting In The Tail, has achieved the following chart positions around the world:
Greece: # 1
Germany: # 1
Korea: # 2
Czech Republic: # 3
Swiss: # 6
Austria: # 6
Russia: # 6
Finland: # 6
Sweden: # 14
France: # 16
Portugal: # 21
Canada: # 22
US: # 23
Spain: # 30
Poland: # 41
Belgium: # 47
Holland: # 71
England: # 96
