Guitarist / Producer DANIEL LANOIS in Critical Condition After Motorcycle Accident

MUSIC NEWS -  Singer/songwriter, guitarist and highly regarded producer DANIEL LANOIS has been forced to cancel his appearances of DANIEL LANOIS' BLACK DUB, (Lanois, singer/songwriter Trixie Whitley and jazz drummer Brian Blade) after sustaining serious injuries on Saturday (June 5) in a motorcycle accident in Los Angeles. 

Lanois, 58, was hospitalized with “multiple injuries” as a result of the crash, according to a press release.  Fortunately, the musician and producer (Peter Gabriel, U2, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson) “is expected to be released from intensive care soon.”  “Due to the severity of the injuries, Lanois … will be recuperating for the next two months.”

If you have tickets for Black Dub’s July 2010 European tour check with point of purchase for refund information.  And, Jive Records has said the group’s debut album is being postponed and will be released “when circumstances permit.”  

We wish Mr Lanois a speedy recovery!

UPDATE 6/22/10- Dan apparently is doing much better now.  After two weeks in the hospital, he is back at home now and on the mend. Fortunately all of his injuries are ones that will heal with time.

Black Dub w/ Daniel Lanois: The Birth of Bellavista Nights.

Cancelled Black Dub concerts-

July

2 Montreal, QC @ Metropolis (Montreal Jazz Festival)
5 Zurich, Switzerland @ Kaufleuten
7 Berlin, Germany @ Volksbuhne
8 Vienna, Austria @ Porgy & Bess Jazz Club
11 Rotterdam, Netherlands @ Ahoy (North Sea Jazz Festival)
12 Munich, Germany @ Ampere
15 Como, Italy @ Villa Olmo
16 Genova, Italy @ Arena Del Mare
17 Montreux, Switzerland @ Montreux Jazz Festival
18 Ghent, Belgium @ Gent Jazz Festival

More @ daniellanois.com.