Wilco's Jeff Tweedy Checks into Rehab Clinic
[Updated: April 6th, 1:17PM CST]
Ryan Schreiber reports:
The Chicago Tribune reports this afternoon that Wilco's Jeff Tweedy has cancelled a trip to Europe in order to check himself into a Chicago-based rehab facility. The paper reports that Tweedy has been struggling with recurring migraines for years, which he has been battling with prescription painkillers.Tweedy's migraines, which have been an ongoing problem for him since he was a child, are well-documented: In one scene from the 2001 documentary I Am Trying to Break Your Heart, Tweedy is shown throwing up in a bathroom after escalating tensions between he and now-ex-Wilco member Jay Bennett, a result of these headaches. As previously reported, Wilco's forthcoming album, A Ghost Is Born, has been pushed back to June 22nd, though it was revealed today that this is due to Tweedy's stay in rehab, and not to changes in the album's tracklist.
Despite this brief setback, the band intends to make good on their upcoming tour of the southern United States, which they've scheduled as a warm-up for a pending full-fledged tour that is being planned around the new album's release. They are also still confirmed to play Barcelona's Primavera Sound Festival on May 28th. Those dates again:
04-21 Columbia, MO – Blue Note
04-23 New Orleans, LA – Orpheum
04-24 Austin, TX – Stubb's BBQ
04-25 Austin, TX – Stubb's BBQ
04-27 Santa Fe, NM – Lensic Theatre
04-28 Flagstaff, AZ – Orpheum
04-29 Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre
05-01 India, CA – Coachella Festival
05-28 Barcelona, SP – Primavera Sound Festival
06-11 Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Festival
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/news/04-04/05.shtml
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