WILCO - CHICKEN POX CALLS OFF WILCO SHOWS

Rockers WILCO have been forced to postpone two concerts because guitarist NELS CLINE is suffering from chicken pox. The 51-year-old's illness means Wilco cannot play gigs in Duluth, Minnesota and Winnipeg, Canada on Tuesday (14Aug07) and Wednesday (15Aug07) respectively. The Duluth concert has been rescheduled for 4 September (07), while the Winnipeg performance is likely to now take place in 2008. A statement on the band's website reads: "We're sorry to report that our good friend and Wilco guitarist extraordinaire Nels Cline has recently contracted a rather nasty case of the chicken pox. "He is slowly on the mend but is not quite there yet... We apologise for the inconvenience, but we're really glad Nels seems to be over the hump and hope to see you out there soon."