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Neil Diamond Cancels 50th Anniversary Tour Due to Parkinson’s Disease

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    Neil Diamond Cancels 50th Anniversary Tour Due to Parkinson’s Disease

    By Anita Crane | Music, People | Comments are Closed | 22 January, 2018 | 0

    Saddening news from Neil Diamond, who was on his 50th Anniversary Tour. He was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and made the announcement on his website and Facebook.

    NEIL DIAMOND ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM CONCERT TOURING
    AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND TOUR DATES CANCELLED

    Legendary Artist Will Continue To Write, Record & Pursue New Projects

    Legendary singer, songwriter and performer Neil Diamond today announced his retirement from touring due to his recent diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease. The onset of the disease has made it difficult to travel and perform on a large scale basis but will allow Mr. Diamond to continue his writing, recording and development of new projects. Based on his doctors’ advice, the third leg of Diamond’s 50th Anniversary tour, set to land in Australia and New Zealand this March, has been cancelled.

    ‘It is with great reluctance and disappointment that I announce my retirement from concert touring. I have been so honored to bring my shows to the public for the past 50 years,’ said Neil Diamond. ‘My sincerest apologies to everyone who purchased tickets and were planning to come to the upcoming shows.

    ‘I plan to remain active in writing, recording and other projects for a long time to come.

    ‘My thanks goes out to my loyal and devoted audiences around the world. You will always have my appreciation for your support and encouragement. This ride has been ‘so good, so good, so good’ thanks to you.’

    The Australia and New Zealand leg of the 50th Anniversary tour (announced by TEG DAINTY in November, 2017) was scheduled to visit a number of outdoor stadiums as well as arena and winery shows in Australia and New Zealand. This would have been the third leg of the 50th Anniversary tour with Diamond selling out shows in the U.S. and Europe throughout 2017.

    In making the announcement, Paul Dainty, President and CEO of TEG Dainty stated: ‘I am devastated and saddened to hear the news of Neil’s illness and his retirement from touring. I have had the honour of promoting Neil’s numerous tours in Australia and New Zealand, he is one of the world’s greatest artists and we and his thousands and thousands of fans here will miss seeing him tour down under.’

    On January 24th, Diamond will celebrate his 77th birthday and on January 28th The Recording Academy will honor him with its prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award.

    Refund information for those who bought concert tickets is on NeilDiamond.com.

    Brooklyn-born Neil Leslie Diamond is the proud son of Akeeba “Kieve” and Rose Diamond, Jewish immigrants from Poland. This is the heart of his 1980 movie The Jazz Singer and his patriotic song “America.” Diamond’s repertoire includes Christmas music and here is a link to the Christmas album on his website.

    We wish Neil Diamond a happy 77th birthday and many more to come. We wish Mr. Diamond, his wife, children, friends and collaborators God’s blessings of peace and joy amid his new challenges.

    In the last few years, the handsome classic rocker wrote and recorded acoustic love ballads. Here is one of those songs.

    America, immigrants, Neil Diamond, Parkinson's disease, Poland

    Anita Crane

    Anita Crane is a writer and editor at SCENES Media.

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