{"id":839608,"date":"2021-10-23T14:36:35","date_gmt":"2021-10-23T13:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/?p=839608"},"modified":"2021-10-24T14:36:38","modified_gmt":"2021-10-24T13:36:38","slug":"important-announcement-from-john-5-in-regards-to-yngwie-malmsteen-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/2021\/10\/23\/important-announcement-from-john-5-in-regards-to-yngwie-malmsteen-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Important announcement from John 5 in regards to Yngwie Malmsteen tour support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>From John 5<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Due to unforeseen circumstances and out of an abundance of caution I am sad to announce that I will no longer be joining Yngwie on the upcoming US tour.<\/p><p>The health concerns for artists and their crew that come with travelling extensively from city to city during this time meant that myself and my team feel this is the best course of action to keep everybody on my tour team safe and well.<\/p><p>I am certain that these Yngwie shows will be amazing as they always are.&nbsp;<\/p><p>I am sorry that I won\u2019t be there to share my new music with you all. I\u2019ll be back out on the road as soon as is safe and possible.<\/p><cite>John 5 | October 23, 2021<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>For fans who brought meet and greet packages, refunds will be sent out from Monday October 25th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John 5 announces his decision to pull out from the upcoming Yngwie Malmsteen tour dates in 2021<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":839609,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"templates\/template-cover.php","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[13,559,507,641],"class_list":["post-839608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tour","tag-john-5","tag-john-5-and-the-creatures","tag-tour-dates","tag-yngwie-malmsteen","tw-post-no-content"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/john-5.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/yngwie_malesteem_john_5_cancelled_announcement.jpg?fit=1980%2C1485&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1qFj4-3wq4","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5085,"url":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/2015\/10\/06\/j5-picks-his-fav-guitar-albums-with-classic-rock\/","url_meta":{"origin":839608,"position":0},"title":"J5 picks his fav guitar albums with Classic Rock","author":"Dillon - Team John 5","date":"October 6, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"John 5 shares with Classic Rock Magazine the guitar albums that influenced, inspired and moved him.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Interview&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Interview","link":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/category\/interview\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"John 5 Classic Rock","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/john-5.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/john-5-classic-rock-magazine.jpg?fit=550%2C307&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/john-5.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/john-5-classic-rock-magazine.jpg?fit=550%2C307&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/john-5.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/john-5-classic-rock-magazine.jpg?fit=550%2C307&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6317,"url":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/2017\/04\/06\/review-season-of-the-witch-is-an-auditory-experience-to-behold\/","url_meta":{"origin":839608,"position":1},"title":"[Review] Season of the Witch &#8221; 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