Progressive Rock
Opeth cancelled their show at the Royal Center in Bogotá on Sunday 8 November. Mikael Åkerfeldt has come down with a virus and is running a fever, according to the statement the band posted on Instagram the same day, in Spanish and English.
“We even attempted a soundcheck, but it proved impossible to get through even a single song,” it reads. A doctor examined him and confirmed it. “We are truly sorry that we cannot perform this concert, but we are only human.”
The second leg of the Latin American tour, which began on 1 November in Santiago de Chile, has one date left: Wednesday 11 November in Mexico City. The band say they hope Åkerfeldt recovers in time to play it. After that comes the long break bassist Martin Mendez announced last week.
The statement doesn’t say whether the Bogotá show will be rescheduled. According to El Tiempo, Ticketmaster will refund online buyers automatically; those who paid in cash must claim the refund from the ticket agency.
Text by Guillem Cardós