XANDRIA Bassist Undergoes Hand Surgery, Forced To Sit Out Upcoming EPICA Support Tour
April 7, 2012, 12 years ago
XANDRIA bassist Nils Middelhauve underwent emergency surgery twice in the course of the past week after severely injuring his right forefinger on stage during a support show for EPICA. The injury eventually led to a serious blood poisoning after the last show.
Middelhauve is unable to perform and is forced to sit out the band's upcoming European tour with Epica and STREAM OF PASSION. They have tapped SERENITY's Fabio d’Amore as a stand-in, ensuring that Xandria will play all scheduled dates on the tour.
The tour schedule is as follows:
April
13 - Transbordeur - Lyon, France14 - Les Docks - Lausanne, Switzerland
16 - Orion - Rome, Italy
17 - Alcatraz - Milano, Italy
19 - Razzmatazz - Barcelona, Spain
20 - La Riviera - Madrid, Spain
21 - Incrivel Almadense - Lisbon, Portugal
22 - Hard Club - Porto, Portugal
24 - Bikini - Toulouse, France
25 - Theatre Barbey - Bordeaux, France
27 - Z7 - Pratteln, Switzerland
28 - Stadthalle - Langen, Germany
29 - Bataclan - Paris, France
May
10 - Den Atelier - Luxembourg, Luxembourg11 - Backstage - Munchen, Germany
12 - Szene - Vienna, Austria
13 - Club 202 - Budapest, Hungary
15 - Megaclub - Katowice, Poland
16 - Progresja - Warsaw, Poland
18 - Masters of Rock Cafe - Zlin, Czech Republic
19 - Kd Vltavska - Prague, Czech Republic
20 - Colombia Club - Berlin, Germany
23 - Paard van Troje - Den Haag, The Netherlands