WHITESNAKE - COVERDALE SCRAPS WHITESNAKE SHOWS OVER THROAT PAIN

COVERDALE SCRAPS WHITESNAKE SHOWS OVER THROAT PAIN

Rockers WHITESNAKE have quit their U.S. tour with JUDAS PRIEST to allow singer DAVID COVERDALE to recover from throat problems.
The Here I Go Again singer visited a throat specialist after experiencing pain during a show in Denver, Colorado on Tuesday night (11Aug09) and was diagnosed with severe vocal fold edema and a left vocal fold vascular lesion.
A statement from the band reads, "He (Coverdale) was instructed to cancel all performances for the next two weeks and then undergo a further examination.
"The doctors told us we were fortunate this was caught at a stage where no apparent permanent damage has been caused."