Rosanne Cash has postponed her next three shows due to an “unforeseen medical emergency,” her management said in a social media post Monday.
The affected dates are in Wyoming and Montana. Cash’s team did not say what caused the emergency, but they said doctors have ordered her to pause travel and performing for now.
What Cash’s Team Said
Cash’s management said she is recovering under the care of her doctors, who have called for a temporary pause on her travel and performing. That pause, her team said, is the reason behind the postponed shows in Wyoming and Montana. They added that Cash “deeply regrets the cancellation” and looks forward to arranging new appearances in their place.
No further details on the medical issue were given. The statement did not say how long the pause on travel and performing might last, only that doctors were the ones who called for it. It also did not say when the doctors expect the pause to end.
That leaves many questions open. What caused the emergency, how serious it is, and how long Cash’s doctors expect the pause to last are all things her team has chosen not to explain. Her management’s statement focused on what would happen next — the postponed shows — rather than the cause behind it.
A Short Pause, Not a Long One
The break from the road looks brief, based on what her team has said about the weeks ahead. A schedule shared after the announcement shows Cash is set to return to the stage on September 19 in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Cash has also booked a week of shows in Europe for October, and three more dates in California in January.
Nothing in the statement from her team suggested any of those later shows are in doubt. The postponement, as described, touches only the Wyoming and Montana dates this week. Her team’s wording made clear the cancellation was limited to those shows, and did not extend to anything further out on the calendar.
The time between this week’s postponed shows and the September 19 date in Jonesboro is short. That timing suggests her team expects the pause in travel and performing to be brief, though they have not said so directly.
Wyoming and Montana Compared With What Comes Next
| Shows | What Cash’s team has said |
|---|---|
| Wyoming (this week) | Postponed because of the medical emergency |
| Montana (this week) | Postponed because of the medical emergency |
| Jonesboro, Arkansas (September 19) | Still on the schedule, according to the updated dates shared by her team |
| Europe (October) | Booked, according to her team |
| California (January) | Booked, according to her team |
Recent Appearance in Massachusetts
Cash performed just days before the announcement. On August 30, she took part in Judy Collins’ farewell concert in Lenox, Massachusetts, without issue.
Cash’s team has not connected the two events, and no cause has been given for the emergency that led to this week’s postponements. The distance between that appearance and Monday’s announcement was only a matter of days.
What Happens Next
Cash’s team has not given new dates for the Wyoming and Montana shows. They said only that Cash looks forward to arranging new appearances, without saying when new dates might be set.
People who hold seats for the postponed shows in Wyoming and Montana will likely need to wait for further word from Cash’s management on new dates and other details. No word has been given yet on how buyers will be told about changes to those shows.
Beyond this week, Cash’s schedule remains as it was before the announcement. The Jonesboro show on September 19, the European dates in October, and the California shows in January all stand as planned, based on what her team has said.
Her team’s statement was brief and left much in doubt. It named the doctors’ pause on travel and performing as the reason for the postponements, but offered no clear account of Cash’s recovery and no detail on the medical emergency itself.
For now, the only confirmed change to Cash’s touring plans concerns the three shows this week in Wyoming and Montana. Everything else on her calendar, according to her team, continues as before, from the return date in Jonesboro to the later shows across Europe and California.
Source: rollingstone.com
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