Rockabilly revivalist-turned-Christmas crooner Brian Setzer, 50, was rushed to a hospital after performing just three songs during a holiday concert in New Mexico on Monday, the Albuquerque Journal Online and AP report.
“Brian was briefly hospitalized in Albuquerque, NM last night after a combination of dehydration, high altitude, and vertigo made him unable to continue his performance at the Isleta Casino after several songs,” according to the statement released December 15 via Setzer’s official website.
“Brian has completely recovered and will perform tonight at the Dodge Theater in Phoenix, AZ, and will continue with the remainder of the tour uninterrupted.”
Setzer rose to fame as the leader of the Stray Cats, a New York rockabilly/pop act trading in slick riffs and affable revivalism. The group is best known for its eponymous hit “Stray Cat Strut.”
In the ’90s, Setzer launched a successful career touring with his own 17-piece big band, the Brian Setzer Orchestra, performing swing-themed hits and staging elaborate Christmas-themed tours.
2009 Brian Setzer Orchestra Tour Dates
Dec. 15 @ Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theater
Dec. 16 @ Coachella, CA - Spotlight 29 Casino
Dec. 18 @ Universal City, CA - Gibson Ampitheater
Dec. 19 @ Universal City, CA - Gibson Ampitheater
Dec. 20 @ San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theatre
Dec. 22 @ Friant, CA - Table Mountain Casino
Dec. 23 @ Las Vegas, NV - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Dec. 26 @ Santa Rosa, CA - Wells Fargo Center For the Arts
Dec. 27 @ Santa Rosa, CA - Wells Fargo Center For the Arts
Dec. 29 @ Snoqualmie, WA - Snoqualmie Casino
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MusicVixen says...
Setzer played Eddie Cochran in a movie once--gotta love that!
Holiday says...
12.19.09 7:57 pm
I’ll be there in Vegas like a stray cat!