Willie Nelson is receiving some relaxation on doctor’s orders. The country singer, 91, canceled his overall look at the Outlaw New music Festival Tour on Friday for wellbeing motives, a statement shared on his social media webpages mentioned.
“We regret to tell you that Willie Nelson is not experience very well and, for each doctor’s orders, has been recommended to rest for the subsequent four days,” the statement mentioned.
Nelson is “expected to make a brief recovery,” in accordance to the announcement.
Added information about Nelson’s wellness was not presented. Nelson was scheduled to accomplish Friday in Ga as portion of the Outlaw New music Pageant Tour, which he is headlining. He was also established to accomplish on Saturday and Sunday in North Carolina.
“I am thrilled to get back again on the street all over again with my household and mates enjoying the music we appreciate for the supporters we really like,” he said in February when the festival’s lineup was unveiled.
The announcement shared on Nelson’s social media webpages said the singer is anticipated to sign up for the Outlaw Songs Festival Tour subsequent week, and in the meantime, his son Lukas Nelson and friends would conduct a “special set” together with Nelson’s classics. The tour is set to move to Virginia and New York on June 26 by way of June 29.
This arrives immediately after Nelson was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame last year. The “On the Highway Again” singer performed with Chris Stapleton, Dave Matthews and Sheryl Crow through the induction ceremony.
“Thanks for appreciating my audio,” Nelson stated at the time.
In April, Nelson teamed up with Orville Peck for a duet protect of “Cowboys Are Routinely Secretly Fond of Each individual Other,” the 1981 track about gay cowboys. In an interview with GLAAD, Peck in comparison Nelson’s assist of the LGBTQ+ local community with that of Dolly Parton.
“I assume that the actuality that Willie stands subsequent to the overall LGBTQIA+ community by undertaking this tune just reveals what an awesome human being he is, what a legend he is,” Peck said. “It’s a earn for all of us because which is true allyship. Someone who’s absolutely unafraid to be appropriate there subsequent to us, there is no vagueness associated.”
Nelson’s newest album, “The Border,” debuted in May well.
Lovers despatched Nelson their properly-wishes in the remarks of his Instagram assertion. Questlove wrote: “Godspeed Willie.”
Contributing: Melissa Ruggieri and Naledi Ushe
