Galactic, the long-standing New Orleans jam-funk group, has canceled their July 22 and July 23 performances at Rock the Dock Music Festival and the Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival. Galactic was forced to pull out from the festivals after one of the band members had a medical emergency.
In a statement released by the band on their Instagram, the group stated, “Due to a medical emergency with one of the band members, we will be unable to perform this weekend. At this time we are following the doctors orders to rest. Please know we really wanted to play, and we’re sorry to all our fans. We’re hoping for a speedy recovery and to be back soon.”
The septet comprised of drummer Stanton Moore, saxophonist and harmonica player Ben Ellman, bassist Robert Mercurio, guitarist Jeff Raines, keyboardist Rich Vogel, trumpeter Eric Gordon, and vocalist Angelika “Jelly” Joseph, are in the midst of their 2022 summer tour. The band was scheduled to have played Rock the Dock Music Festival on July 22 alongside Glass Pony and Chestnut Grove. Twiddle shared in a post of their own on Instagram that they will now serve as the headliner for the event. The next day, Galactic was to perform at the Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival along with The Infamous Stringdusters, Donna the Buffalo and Cory Henry.
The band has not released further details about the medical emergency and is still scheduled to play a free show in Moline, Ill., for the city’s sesquicentennial celebration on Aug. 27. Galactic will perform twice more in September before taking a short break until they join Umphrey’s McGee, Lettuce, Oteil & Friends and more on Jam Cruise 19.
Tickets to Galactic’s upcoming shows are still available to be purchased here.
