Platinum-selling musician John Mayer, who currently plays with the band, Dead and Company, is recovering from an emergency appendectomy and is doing well, according to a tweet on the band’s account.
“John Mayer is recovering from the emergency appendectomy he underwent yesterday and is in good spirits,” his bandmates tweeted.
On Dec. 5, Mayer was rushed to a New Orleans hospital for emergency surgery.
He was scheduled to play with Dead and Company that night but the show had to be postponed, as were his next two shows in Florida.
Another tweet from the band assured ticket-holders that they will still get to see a show if they choose to wait for a rescheduled date.
Playing in the Band
The 40-year-old guitarist and vocalist was joined by three members of The Grateful Dead—Bob Weir on guitar and vocals; Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann playing drums and percussion; ex-Allman Brothers Band bassist Oteil Burbridge; and keyboard player Jeff Chimenti.The group called itself Dead and Company, and devoted itself to preserving the music and the spirit of The Grateful Dead, who dissolved after the death of lead guitarist and vocalist Jerry Garcia in 1995.
The Grateful Dead played improvisational rock and folk music, both electric and acoustic, for more than 30 years. The band was well known for its excesses, but also for its spirit of peace and unity that pervaded its audiences during concerts.
Dead and Company first started touring in 2015, and its annual tours have been a huge success, filling top-ranked venues like Orlando’s 18,000-seat Amway Center, the largest auditorium in the city and the home of the Orlando Magic basketball team.
Past Medical Issues
John Mayer has had to postpone concerts in the past due to medical issues. In 2011, Mayer was diagnosed with granuloma, small cysts in his throat, which can be an auto-immune reaction to either a throat infection or foreign matter in the throat. He had surgery to correct the problem in 2011, but was not successful, having further surgeries in 2012. He returned to performing in January 2013.Alice in Winterland Date Uncertain
Mayer was scheduled to give a solo performance as part of the Alice in Winterland holiday concert in San Francisco on Dec. 12.So far nothing has been said by the musician or his publicists, Scoop Management, regarding whether he will perform on that date.
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