The Emerald Dawn forced to cancel UK tour

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UK prog quartet The Emerald Dawn have announced they have been forced to cancel their upcoming UK tour, which was due to start with an appearance at HRH Prog Festival on April 15, and featured a run of gigs with Kylver, Long Earth and Haze, after drummer Tom Jackson contracted Covid.

"It is with great regret we have to announce that one of the band has just tested positive for Covid, and therefore our Northern Tour will have to be rescheduled," the band have said. "We know that some people have booked transport (at least one person has booked a flight from Germany) and accommodation. We cannot apologise enough for letting everyone down. And it goes without saying that we are indescribably disappointed."

The affected shows are:
Apr 15: Sheffield HRH Prog
Apr 16: Glasgow Ivory Blacks w/Long Earth,
Apr 17: Edinburgh Bannermans w/Marley Davidson
Apr 19: Newcastle The Cluny w/Kylver
Apr 20: Hull O'Rileys w/Haze

Writer and broadcaster Jerry Ewing is the Editor of Prog Magazine which he founded for Future Publishing in 2009. He grew up in Sydney and began his writing career in London for Metal Forces magazine in 1989. He has since written for Metal Hammer, Maxim, Vox, Stuff and Bizarre magazines, among others. He created and edited Classic Rock Magazine for Dennis Publishing in 1998 and is the author of a variety of books on both music and sport, including Wonderous Stories; A Journey Through The Landscape Of Progressive Rock.