"PARTY OF A LIFETIME TOUR" 

WITH CO-HEADLINERS SAMMY HAGAR AND LYNYRD SKYNYRD

TO RETURN TO THE ROAD AUGUST 8 

LYNYRD SKYNYRD LEAD GUITARIST GARY ROSSINGTON

ORDERED TO REST TO COMBAT MEDICAL FATIGUE

 

August 1, 2003: The "Party of a Lifetime" co-headline tour with SAMMY HAGAR

and LYNYRD SKYNRD has cancelled the upcoming five scheduled concert dates

beginning today, Friday, August 1 through Wednesday, August 6, as founding

Lynyrd Skynyrd lead guitarist Gary Rossington has been advised to

immediately rest in order to combat medical fatigue.

The "Party of a Lifetimes" dates, August 1 at the Oak Mountain Amphitheater

in Pelham, AL, August 2 at the Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre in Atlanta, GA,

August 3 at the William Floyd Amphitheatre in Anderson, SC and August 5

concert at the SETEC Amphitheatre in Beaumont, TX have been cancelled.

Refunds for cancelled shows will be available at the ticket's point of

purchase.

According to the Skynyrd camp, August 2 at the Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre 

in Atlanta, GA and August 3 at the William Floyd Amphitheatre in Anderson, SC will be

rescheduled for Lynyrd Skynyrd only in September with Atlanta (September 10)

and Anderson (TBA). Unfortunately, two other concerts--August 1 at the Oak

Mountain Amphitheater in Pelham, AL and August 5 at SETEC Amphitheatre in

Beaumont, TX have been cancelled due to routing difficulties. 

The "Party Of A Lifetime" tour is scheduled to start again next Friday,

August 8 at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Houston, TX.  The tour

kicked off July 19 and runs through August 17.

According to Hagar,  "We wish Gary a speedy recovery so we can get back on

the road with us and kick some ass."

Rossington underwent a successful open heart operation in late February and

was given the green light from Smith to return to the stage June 13 in

Karlsruhe, Germany.

Both artists are currently supporting their latest CD's; "Sammy and the

Wabos Live, 'Hallelujah" and Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Vicious Cycle."

Both bands regret this inconvenience to their fans.