John Mayer Hospitalized for Emergency Appendectomy
UPDATE: John Mayer is recovering from the emergency appendectomy he underwent Tuesday, December 5th. He is in good spirits, his representative tells Rolling Stone.
Dead and Company, the guitarist’s off-shoot band with former Grateful Dead members, have postponed their concerts for December 7th in Orlando, Florida and December 8th in Sunrise, Florida, in addition to their previously delayed December 5th date in New Orleans. All tickets for these shows will be honored for future rescheduled dates, which will be announced soon. Ticketholders can also request refunds at the point of purchase.
Mayer was hospitalized early Tuesday morning for an emergency appendectomy, Dead and Company said on Twitter. Mayer’s Dead and Co. bandmate Bob Weir posted a photo of the pair rehearsing on stage with the note, “Wishing a speedy recovery for John… Get well soon my friend.”
All tickets for the December 5 show will be honored for the rescheduled date. Information on the rescheduled date will be announced as soon as possible. Should ticketholders choose to seek a refund, they will be available at point of purchase. https://t.co/rqGneAg6sC
— Dead & Company (@deadandcompany) December 5, 2017
Wishing a speedy recovery for John… Get well soon my friend. pic.twitter.com/FGYHC8hdCS
— Bob Weir (@BobWeir) December 5, 2017
Dead and Company formed in 2015 after the surviving members of the Grateful Dead reunited for their final Fare Thee Well shows. The new group features Mayer alongside original Grateful Dead members Weir, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart, as well as Allman Brothers’ bassist Oteil Burbridge and Fare Thee Well and RatDog keyboardist Jeff Chimenti.
In April, Mayer released a new solo album, The Search for Everything.