Glenn Hughes forced to postpone UK tour

By Scott Munro
( Classic Rock )
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Illness forces Glenn Hughes to pull the plug on his Deep Purple Live UK tour which was due to start later this week

Glenn Hughes (Image credit: Xavi Torrent/Redferns - Getty)

Glenn Hughes (opens in new tab) has been forced to postpone his upcoming UK tour.

The vocalist and bassist was due to hit the road later this week for a run of eight dates on his Deep Purple Live tour. However, those dates have now been called off due to illness.

A statement on his Facebook page says: “Glenn sends his regrets that he is unable to perform his UK tour which was due to start May 14 through May 24.

“He needs to be treated for an illness that, while not life threatening, must be dealt with immediately in order for it to not become a serious problem. 

“He is expected to make a full recovery and be back on the road in June.”

Find a full list of the affected dates below.

Hughes’ next scheduled show will take place in Ballyshannon on June 1, which will be followed by further shows across Europe this summer (opens in new tab).

Glenn Hughes 2019 postponed UK tour dates
May 14: Holmfirth Picturedrome
May 15: Edinburgh Queen’s Hall
May 17: Birmingham O2 Institute
May 18: Norwich UEA
May 20: St Albans Arena
May 21: Salisbury City Hall
May 23: Liverpool O2 Academy
May 24: Nottingham Rock City

Scott Munro
Scott Munro
Louder e-commerce editor

Scott has spent more than 30 years in newspapers and magazines as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. After initially joining our news desk in the summer of 2014, he moved to the e-commerce team full-time in 2020. He maintains Louder’s buyer’s guides, scouts out the best deals for music fans and reviews headphones, speakers, books and more. He's written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog and has previous written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to video games, travel and whisky. Scott grew up listening to rock and prog, cutting his teeth on bands such as Marillion and Magnum before his focus shifted to alternative and post-punk in the late 80s. His favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Ned's Atomic Dustbin and Drab Majesty, but he also still has a deep love of Rush.