Gordon Lightfoot delays U.S. shows after being hospitalized with food poisoning
TORONTO – Gordon Lightfoot has rescheduled some concert dates after being hospitalized with food poisoning.
Seven of the eight scheduled gigs, all of which were in the northern U.S., have been rescheduled to late May, with a date in Green Bay, Wis., shifted to November.
The 76-year-old folk legend entered the hospital with profound abdominal discomfort and dehydration, his publicist confirmed.
He was released March 13 and ordered to rest for two weeks.
The recovery period was perhaps prolonged by an unrelated abdominal surgery Lightfoot underwent in 2002.
Lightfoot, a gym junkie who works out diligently, is expected to make a full recovery and representatives stressed that it wasn’t a major incident.
“Gordon is fine now,” a spokesperson said via email.
Lightfoot is touring to celebrate his 50th anniversary as a performer.
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