Trey Anastasio will take the stage alone tonight – Sept. 28 – in Columbus, Ohio after revealing that Trey Anastasio Band drummer Russ Lawton has tested positive for COVID-19.
“Despite extensive precautions (and a fully vaccinated band and crew), Russ Lawton has unfortunately tested positive for Covid-19 and will sit out the rest of the tour,” Anastasio shared via social media. “Trey will still perform tonight’s show solo acoustic. Stay tuned for more info on this week’s shows and thank you for the continued support.”
Lawton is the second member of the band to contract COVID-19 in the past few days.
Trumpeter Jennifer Hartswick revealed her diagnosis on Sept. 25, leading the band to announce they would tour without horns for the remainder of their scheduled dates.
Not COVID-related, but saxophonist James Casey sat out this tour as well, after sharing his colon cancer diagnosis.
This story is still developing…
13 Comments comments associated with this post
Guy Forget
October 4, 2021 at 8:58 amSeems like the vaccination does not stop transmission, I thought that was the purpose of a vaccination.
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September 29, 2021 at 1:24 pm[…] broke the news of his COVID status on Sept. 28, just hours before Anastasio’s show in Columbus, Ohio (out of caution, Anastasio went on to play […]
DSM
September 29, 2021 at 12:15 pmGreat show last night #music
David
September 29, 2021 at 11:12 amWow, the level of wacko bing bong is high in this thread.
Trippin Billy
September 29, 2021 at 6:17 amIslamic Extremist who drink alcohol and go to strip clubs flew planes into the twin towers… iraq has weapons of mass destruction…. kennedy was killed by 1 gunman… ill tell ya what, look at what they are going to have us believe next…. vaccines dont work…
Yep
September 29, 2021 at 6:31 amDamn, Billy! Going all in on this one, eh? Love it! Go man. People are totally nuts. So much so thst They believe politicians and pharma companies. What can we do? U can’t fix stupid. Keep on keeping it real
Peace man
FakerBaker
September 29, 2021 at 7:06 amEverything is fake, nothing is real!!! Get with it you fucking morons, you don’t even exist. Trey is a figment of your imagination. If i don’t understand something then it must be fake. All people are untrustworthy liars except for me. The government and big pharma (both fake) are out to get me and my fake friends/family by giving me fake vaccines for a fake virus. All viruses are fake since I can’t see them. Cancer=fake. Also Iraq, 9/11, Kennedy, ALL FAKE. Never even existed. Excuse me while I got take a fake dump on your fake face. You’ll probably have a frown on your face while I do it, but I know that is fake and you are really smiling because it will validate all the illconceived notions I have about this universe, which also doesn’t exist.
rizzo
September 29, 2021 at 9:29 amHundreds of millions of polio cases over the past 50+ years have been covered up because vaccines don’t work.
I SAW IT ON THE INTERNET!
GuitarTour
September 29, 2021 at 12:30 amUm..no, vaccine are working EXACTLY AS the manufacturer said on the tin. Protects the vaxxed person from catching it — at a 93-95% rate (or so, varies for Pfizer/Moderna/JJ)…and what’s worse that number HAS DROPPED….cos – -like with EVERY OTHER VACCINE EVER..it can only really work when the vast majority of the organism population is vaxxed (true for mice, chickens, pigs, dogs, human, YOU NAME IT). The OTHER thing we knew from DAY ONE, if we actually read what the pharma companies said (horrible as they are) — is that IF YOU DO catch it…you have about that same percent protection from SEVERE SYMPTOMS. Yeah — maybe the media could have made that point EVERY DAY …but then — we are in a situation where …..widely distributed facts, don’t matter
Chad(s) & Wook(s)
September 29, 2021 at 7:14 amAre we ready to have an adult conversation here. I don’t understand math or statistics, but like to make conclusions about data and extrapolate to make misleading, ignorant, and often completely false conclusions so that my dick doesn’t feel so tiny. I have studied vaccines for thousands of years and if 10% of the people who get the vaccine get sick then it is obviously useless and I will consciously ignore all the facts suggesting otherwise. Got get covid and take it home to your loved ones if you really care about them and save them from the vaccine!!!!
Couple more years of this and the problem will take care of itself. Don’t they call it the Darwin awards???
MARQUINO (The real one)
September 28, 2021 at 7:42 pmAre we ready to have an adult conversation about how how vaccine isn’t working at fully vaxxed shows? Whenever you want to have an adult discussion just shot me an email at Real_Marquino at AOL dot Com. I was wrong and I’m sorry
rizzo
September 29, 2021 at 9:26 amAh yes only the most high class doctors and statisticians are allowed to use AOL for email. We’ll be contacting you for your in depth statistical study of Covid transmission rates at concerts where vaccinations are required vs. ones where they aren’t shortly, internet poster MARQUINO(THE REAL ONE).
Eat Me
September 28, 2021 at 7:07 pmTold you before this band is cursed. Now it appears the tour is too…