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Classic Rock Icon Forced to Cancel 2025 Concert Dates Due to ‘Ongoing Health Concerns'
Classic Rock Icon Forced to Cancel 2025 Concert Dates Due to 'Ongoing Health Concerns' originally appeared on Parade.
announced that he's canceled his 2025 tour dates due to 'ongoing health concerns,' according to a statement released Tuesday, June 3 by his representatives.
Mason had previously been forced to postpone his fall 2024 tour due to a 'serious heart condition' that doctors detected during a routine physical exam.
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Although Mason had hoped to return to the road with spring and summer tour dates after recovering from the procedure related to his heart condition, he came down with a 'severe infection in March, which he has been courageously battling ever since,' the statement added.
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'With deep regret, I must cancel all tour dates for 2025 due to ongoing health issues stemming from the infection I had in March. I'm incredibly grateful to my team of doctors—this has been challenging territory, to say the least,' Mason said in a statement that was also shared to his social media accounts.
'A heartfelt thank you to all the fans, and to my family, band, agents, and the venues who've waited patiently and supported me throughout this journey. Your kind messages have lifted my spirits more than words can express,' he added. 'Recovery is a long road. My love for you all runs deep.'Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004 as a founding member of Traffic, Mason wrote and sang two of the band's best-known songs, 'Feelin' Alright?' and 'Hole in My Shoe.'
After Traffic split up, Mason went on to work as a session player for George Harrison, the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and several others. He also scored a solo hit in 1977 with the song 'We Just Disagree,' which went on to become a classic hits and soft-rock radio staple.
Classic Rock Icon Forced to Cancel 2025 Concert Dates Due to 'Ongoing Health Concerns' first appeared on Parade on Jun 3, 2025
This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 3, 2025, where it first appeared.
