Roger O'Donnell can't join the band for LatAm Tour

[Ulrich]

Roger won't be playing at the upcoming shows, due to health reasons. 

Hope Roger will be doing better as soon as possible!
Mike Lord steps in for him:

FOR HEALTH REASONS ROGER WILL NOT BE WITH US ON THE LATAM LEG OF OUR SHOWS OF A LOST WORLD TOUR - WE ARE SURE YOU WILL JOIN WITH US IN WISHING HIM THE SPEEDIEST OF RECOVERIES - MIKE LORD WILL BE STEPPING IN TO PLAY KEYBOARDS

https://www.facebook.com/thecure

https://mikelordproducer.tumblr.com/

[dsanchez]

Mike Lord has been the roadie taking care of Roger's keyboards for years

Mike Lord 👇https://t.co/Q6HbHrFpx6 pic.twitter.com/86a2PK0rWG

— curefans (@curefans) November 14, 2023

[Ulrich]

Mike Lord has been the roadie taking care of Roger's keyboards for years

Ah yes, I thought he was working for the band, seeing there were so many "Cure concert photos" on his tumblr page.
(And often, those technicians or "roadies" can easily do the job of the musician, because they see exactly what the musician does each night!)

[Ulrich]

Roger has gone public with the diagnosis (reason why he couldn't do the tour):

September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month so it's a good opportunity to have a dialogue about these diseases. In September last year I was diagnosed with a very rare and aggressive form of lymphoma. I had ignored the symptoms for a few months but finally went for a scan and after surgery the result of the biopsy was devastating. I've now completed 11 months of treatment under some of the finest specialists in the world and with second opinions and advice from the teams that had developed the drugs I was being given. I had the benefit of the latest sci fi  immunotherapy and some drugs that were first used 100 years ago. The last phase of treatment was radiotherapy which also was one of the first treatments developed against cancer. Im fine and the prognosis is amazing, the mad axe murderer knocked on the door and we didnt answer. Cancer CAN be beaten but if you are diagnosed early enough you stand a way better chance, so all I have to say is go GET TESTED, if you have the faintest thought you may have symptoms go and get checked out. Lastly if you know someone who is ill or suffering talk to them, every single word helps, believe me I know. I would also like to thank my Drs, rockstars everyone of them, all the nurses and technicians, my friends, family and my partner Mimi, sometimes its harder to be on the other side of this.....

https://www.facebook.com/rogerodonnellmusic/

[MeltingMan]

I hope he gets better soon. I was just thinking about him recently because he'll be seventy next year! You can do it. 

[pyota]

https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/sep/03/roger-odonnell-the-cure-blood-cancer-diagnosis