Frontman of Deep Purple, Ian Gillan, has been hospitalized after a medical emergency that forced the band to postpone two concerts in Germany. In a statement on Instagram shared Saturday (October 31), Deep Purple announced with great disappointment that their concert at QI Arena in Leipzig scheduled for that evening and another performance planned for Sporthalle Hamburg had been canceled.
The announcement comes as a result of a medical emergency involving Gillan, which has resulted in his current hospitalization,
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