Ritchie Blackmore’s band postpone remaining tour dates due to medical reasons
Ritchie Blackmore’s band, Blackmore’s Night, have postponed their remaining 2025 tour dates due to medical reasons.
Limited information has been released at this point, but the postponement of their tour comes after shows in Newton and Delaware were individually called off for the same reason. The band is led by Blackmore and his wife Candice Night; they formed the group in 1997 and play folk rock music.
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The news has been shared via Instagram, and the band have apologised for any inconvenience caused to fans. No new dates for the remaining shows have been provided at this time. It’s not yet certain which member has become unwell, but Night did open up on Blackmore’s health struggles in an interview earlier this year.
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In a new interview with Eonmusic, she said, “He actually had a heart attack about a year and a half ago, and he’s got six stents in his heart at this point. And we’re battling arthritis and some gout issues, and he’s still got his back problem that he’s had, so travel is difficult for him because of all that sitting.”
“Standing on stage, even standing with the guitars is tricky, although I do see a lot of people even younger than him at this point in the industry, showing up in wheelchairs. I don’t think he wants to be thought of like that or remembered like that.”
Blackmore’s Night was founded out of a love for renaissance music. In an interview with Long Island Weekly back in 2022, the pair were asked if they could ever picture the band’s mediaeval inspired-music soundtracking fantasy film and TV.
“It is interesting because there are so many period pieces, whether it’s on television or films that come out and do so well,” Night said. “The irony is that the only time one of our songs was used was in a Jim Carrey movie called Yes Man and they used Old Mill Inn at a party he was at.”
Blackmore added, “It’s funny, because I don’t follow that kind of thing. I’m more of a purist and want to be in the wood myself hearing a piece of music written in the 1500’s or 1600’s.I’m a little bit of a musical snob.”
While further information is yet to be released about their postponed tour, you can find out more about the band via the Blackmore’s Night website.
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