TRAFFIC - CAPALDI'S ILLNESS STOPS TRAFFIC'S REUNION

British rockers TRAFFIC have cancelled their reunion tour because their founding member JIM CAPALDI is too ill to perform.

The group planned to rehearse in London next month (SEP04) for their first trek since 1994 - which was due to begin in October (04) in San Francisco, California - but plans changed when the drummer was diagnosed last week (begs26JUL04) with a severe gastric ulcer that needs urgent treatment.

The band's singer STEVE WINWOOD and Capaldi reunited briefly in 1994 for America's WOODSTOCK 25TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT and enjoyed it so much they vowed to get the entire band together for a tour this year.

Winwood has just completed a run of European dates in support of his latest solo album, ABOUT TIME.