photo: Clutch facebook page
Clutch are in the middle of their tour with Sevendust and Tyler Bryant and the Shakedown, and tonight, they should have been playing the second of two sold-out shows at New York’s Irving Plaza. However, they’ve been forced to cancel after Neil Fallon passed out while walking earlier today. While in Secaucus, NJ, the band’s frontman went for a walk, felt dizzy, and well, that’s all he remembers. He said as much in a series of Tweets earlier today:
Regarding tonight’s cancellation at Irving Plaza. It’s me. Again. In the early afternoon I went for a stroll. I became light headed and dizzy. Next thing I knew I was coming to on my back in a puddle of water with 2 Secaucus policemen and paramedics staring down at me.
— Neil Fallon (@npfallon) October 27, 2018
I took a header on the sidewalk. Was taken to the ER. Thankfully, both the EKG and CAT scan came back normal. I was diagnosed with something called “Near-Syncope,” which, as far as I can tell, is the medical term for “We have no idea why you passed out, but ya did.”
— Neil Fallon (@npfallon) October 27, 2018
Apologies to all the folks who made plans to come to the show but the doc says no. Believe me, no one is more pissed about this than I. We’ll be on tour for quite some time in 2019 and we’ll certainly try to get an Irving Plaza date in there.
— Neil Fallon (@npfallon) October 27, 2018
One last note, the EMT, Paul, is a huge Clutch fan. It was good to meet you, Paul. You’re on the guest list for life. Thank you.
— Neil Fallon (@npfallon) October 27, 2018
It’s a little disconcerting that neither Fallon nor medical professionals seem to know why this happened, and considering how often the band are on the road, hopefully it’s an isolated incident. It certainly seems like Fallon has his wits about him, and hopefully this is the only show that they miss and he recovers fully. As for the show tonight, Sevendust and Tyler Bryant are still playing, which means that if you were going and you’re a Sevendust fan, you’ll get to see a longer set. Fans were welcome to request refunds if that’s not the case.
