Scorpions Guitarist Misses Shows

According to Blabbermouth.net, guitarist Rudolf Schenker of the veteran German hard rockers Scorpions has issued the following statement:

"Dear fans, during our show last Friday [November 30] in Clermont Ferrand, France I tore a muscle in my foot. Therefore, I was forced to play the rest of the performance in just one area of the stage.

"To cancel that concert or to cancel any upcoming performances would disappoint the fans so that was out of the question.

"I hope that all the fans will understand that I will not be able to exhibit my full stage energy until my injury heals.

"I have consulted with Germany's best sports medicine physician and I am receiving the best treatment.

"I look forward to the future shows where I am able to give my maximum stage performance. Until then, thank you for your continued support and see you in Portugal and India in the coming weeks."

Low-quality fan-filmed video footage of the Clermont concert can be found at YouTube.

Scorpions' concert at Wacken Open Air in Wacken, Germany on August 3, 2006 will be released on DVD in Europe on December 7 via Sony BMG Music Entertainment GmbH. A North American release date has not yet been announced. Entitled "Live At Wacken Open Air 2006: A Night To Remember - A Journey Through Time", the disc will include the German hard rock band's historic performance at the festival during which they were joined by former bandmates Uli Jon Roth, Michael Schenker and Herman Rarebell.

Comments

[metal@hart11]

so he didnt miss a show? he just sat off to the side.. whatever at least he was there playing still. hope he gets better soon

[Nebblacktip]

Nice of him to apologize for not rocking out hard enough. Dare i say, not rocking out like a hurricane?

[CapnKickass]

Here I am, Rock You Like A Hurricane! .\m/(>_

[aajbpj]

this is so informative, thank you so much UG

[WFMedia]

Keep going, Rudolph.

[perilouspete]

now i can get some sleep. the fact that he was not rocking out to full potential was driving me up a wall, and i was dying to find out why. thanks, blabbermouth, for reporting that, and UG for re-posting it! the entire music community would be lost without you!

[atc228]

I give the man a lot of credit for not canceling the shows and for the apology to his fans for not being able to give them the full visual performance. I don't think he should have to apologize, because he is still playing the shows, but for him to do that you know he cares about the fans.

And while this may not be the biggest news in the world, it is a public announcement that without being represented in the news might never get to the public it was intended for. You can't make a public announcement to no one, then it wouldn't be "public"

[Klayy]

now that's badass

[Kanthras]

That's really cool of him, to keep on playing

[Jastul]

perilouspete wrote:

now i can get some sleep. the fact that he was not rocking out to full potential was driving me up a wall, and i was dying to find out why. thanks, blabbermouth, for reporting that, and UG for re-posting it! the entire music community would be lost without you!

lol, UG's news section can be so pointless sometimes...

anyway, it's really badass of him to keep on playing and touring despite being injured, so props to the guy and hope he gets better

[ginjaninja]

what i want to know is..
how did he tear a muscle in his FOOT playing guitar?

[vantage4]

haha not really the most pressing news, but awesome nonetheless. apologizing for not being able to rock out hard enough is funny, he must be a cool guy.

[LewisMasonx]

ginjaninja wrote:

what i want to know is..
how did he tear a muscle in his FOOT playing guitar?

Hahah good question.

Props to the guy though for keeping going!

[pinkfloydfish]

That's really cool that he kept playing and even apologized when it isn't really necessary. He rocks even when he has to sit down!

[adslam3]

Nebblacktip wrote:

Nice of him to apologize for not rocking out hard enough. Dare i say, not rocking out like a hurricane?

haha you dared to say it! yess!
--good for that guy to keep the show dates and still playing

[GuitarJunkie]

someone has to learn how to title their articles correctly like

"Boy killed by car" is very different than "Boy ALMOST killed by car"

or lets say for example...

"Scorpion guitarist misses shows" as opposed to, hmm I don't know "Scopion guitarist injures foot, but plays on"


...Just a thought

[jubeikibagami]

Wow that's rocking out. His foot is a mess and he still plays. The heading for this article was a little off.

[megadethdefying]

the headings are always off...

good on him

[Hamham272]

OUCH

[IainDavies_2]

i've never followed the scorpions but Rudolph really seems to care about his fans, a lot of people would'nt play at all. I thought it was nice that he made a statement about it.

[FretboardToAsh]

Now that's a guy that cares, don't whine about a foot - playing is still possible right? If it was his hand then I would understand someone not playing.

[guylee]

it's not the fact so much that it isn't a big deal it's the fact that he's showing that he cares about the fans. Lighten up a little

[The_Paranoia]

I thought he just skipped the show. Re title this or something.

But good to see hes still rocking.

[MAXPAYNE4664]

Here I am! Rock you like a hurricane! Man that song got stuck in my head...

[Kaervek]

Misleading title, but awesome. A real man.

[Bpags868]

Wow, that's a misleading title. He didn't mis any shows. He tore a muscle, but at least he didn't stop playing.

[tamargoguitar]

so hes not rocking like a huracane anymore?

[Seth Shadows]

ginjaninja wrote:

what i want to know is..
how did he tear a muscle in his FOOT playing guitar?

Posing. We All Do it.

[KaCeTe]

"and you like the rock ’n roller, a different life and whisky cola"

scorpions yeah \m/

that must me one of the coolest apolagies in music.

[MTVget0FFtheAIR]

little do people know.....the scorpions have written more than one song!!! breathtaking, i know.

sad news, but good for him continuing to play...despite the article's title.

[JimPrenier_11]

That's grat he kept playing I wouldbe pissed if a show got cancelled on me because of something like that

[algemar]

the heading was quite misleading...
but then again I guess an article will get much more views if the title says "guitarist misses shows" then "guitarist doesn't play to his full and utmost ability due to a medical injury incurred while playing in a previous show"

[t-bo18]

whatever hes still a wicked guitar player, i caught one of his picks when they played in Vancouver this year

[CurbstompBass]

Patrick244 wrote:

scorpions suck ass. They are one of the most stupid ass bands right next to motley crue. It's all about Metallica and Pantera baby!!! The Four Horsemen and the Cowboys from Hell are here to kick these ****ing hair metal bands off the ****ing stage just like they did back in the day. METAL UP YOUR ASS!!!

Hey, I'm all for thrash and hair IS kinda funny, but Scorpions are actually pretty cool and talented guys who care about their fans.

[Cobalt Blue]

they're playing Wacken Open Air? hmmm Metal: A Head Bangers Journey led me to believe that that festival was for... well more metal metal bands, but hair metal.

[-blaze-]

Great rockers. They're one of the bands whom inspired me to pick up a guitar. Veterans but still talented. Heal up fast Rudolf.

[Conan_RTUB]

And I'm gonna see them on Thursday...and some other people should see them too, because somebody don't know what is hard rock, not even music itself...

Love SCORPIONS. It will be the concert of my life!

[master]

when did Michael Schenker leave the group? That guy rocks so hard.

[silverburst-sg]

CurbstompBass wrote:

Patrick244 wrote:

scorpions suck ass. They are one of the most stupid ass bands right next to motley crue. It's all about Metallica and Pantera baby!!! The Four Horsemen and the Cowboys from Hell are here to kick these ****ing hair metal bands off the ****ing stage just like they did back in the day. METAL UP YOUR ASS!!!


Hey, I'm all for thrash and hair IS kinda funny, but Scorpions are actually pretty cool and talented guys who care about their fans.

metallica and pantera are awsome but i cant diss scorpions they have some fun songs to play in a band with peps idk what my band would do without our remix of rock you like a hurricane

[slashNpage77]

didn't i see this a couple weeks ago?

[metallirock08]

Yeah, the comment above me ^
This was already news a couple weeks ago 0_o

[metallirock08]

ginjaninja wrote:

what i want to know is..
how did he tear a muscle in his FOOT playing guitar?

Maybe he dropped his pick on his foot?