hope she gets better...i love me some marianne faithfull...

http://www.nme.com/news/110745.htm

MARIANNE FAITHFULL COLLAPSES

MARIANNE FAITHFULL has been forced to abandon her European tour after collapsing with a seizure in MILAN.

The singer has been advised to take three months total rest after falling ill shortly before a concert in the city last Wednesday (December 1). Doctors have diagnosed chronic exhaustion.

Faithfull said: "I’m sorry to have let my fans down, but I will be back."

Shows have also been pulled in Zurich, Graz, Linz, Vienna, Palma, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Brussels and Dublin.

The star was also due to play at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall (December 13), ending the tour at the London Shepherds Bush Empire next week (December 16).

A statement issued to NME.COM reads: "At first it was hoped Marianne would be well enough to resume the tour after a week’s rest - the six most immediate concerts were postponed last Thursday morning.

"Doctors, however, have now advised Marianne to take three months’ total rest and the remaining dates on the tour have been pulled. All the shows will be re-scheduled for the spring of next year.

"Marianne’s exhaustion is the consequence of a gruelling work schedule that started with her summer stage performances in ’The Black Rider’, director Robert Wilson’s celebrated and award-winning theatre production. 'The Black Rider' opened at London’s Barbican Theatre in May before transferring to San Francisco in August - Marianne starred in some 75 performances of the opera before the production’s American season ended in mid-October.

"Once ’The Black Rider’ had finished in San Francisco, Marianne immediately embarked on a promotional tour of Europe in support of her ’Before The Poison album, released at the end of September.

"She then went into rehearsals with her band to prepare for the European tour, which opened in Iceland on Thursday 11th November. Marianne had played dates through Scandinavia and in Germany before reaching Italy on Wednesday."

Ticket holders are advised to retain their tickets until details of the re-scheduled tour are announced.

That's awful! I love her too. Her new album's a keeper.

GangstaFam said:

I've been willing to pick up her new album. I heard a few songs off it and
it sounded like one of the best things from the entire year.

I hear Nick Cave and PJ Harvey wrote a lot of it together with her.

Hope she recovers, she's at the top of my list of artists I still want to
see live in concert.

Cloubduster said:

They did. PJ was the reason I took note of it in the first place, although I love MF just fine on her own.

GangstaFam said:

i still need to get that, though the island records anthology and the album with angelo badalamenti seem to be the only two i really need, cuz i keep going back to them the most.

Anxiety said:

what's the anthology like? what's on it? when'd it come out?

GangstaFam said:

feast your eyes:

http://www.amazon.com/exe...ce&s=music

this is the best marianne faithfull comp i've seen. it's got just about everything, including the version of "as tears go by" that she re-recorded (which is absolutely beautiful).

Anxiety said:

That looks tight! I want. I only have like 3 of her albums. I'd like to have a bigger picture. She's classic!