Deep Purple Singer Ian Gillan Hospitalized For Medical Emergency

Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan landed in the hospital after a sudden medical emergency forced the band to cancel weekend shows in Leipzig and Hamburg. The eighty-one-year-old singer's exact condition remains private. One source notes the band is already looking to reschedule the missed gigs. Another suggests the situation might be less severe since new dates are actively being planned. Purchased tickets will stay valid for the rescheduled shows. The current European trek aims to resume on November third in Dortmund. This scare follows recent news about former bandmate Glenn Hughes recovering from a ten-hour open heart surgery. Gillan previously revealed he lost seventy percent of his vision. He insisted that eye trouble would never stop him from singing. The Splat world tour is still scheduled to wrap up in London in November before heading to Latin America in December.