For Immediate Release:
ROSANNE CASH TO CANCEL TOUR DATES

Further recuperating time after brain surgery is advised

March 5, 2008  -- New York, NY    After undergoing brain surgery this past November for a rare but benign condition, GRAMMY Award winning singer/songwriter/author Rosanne Cash recently resumed her Spring touring schedule performing a short acoustic set in Tampa, FL.  Upon returning home to New York City, it was decided that further recuperation is necessary before undertaking a rigorous travel and performance schedule.  Therefore, the following dates in March and April have been cancelled:
3/12 Palo Alto, CA Memorial Auditorium, Stanford University
3/12 Santa Barbara, CA UC Santa Barbara
4/17 Tucson, AZ UC Tucson – Centennial Hall
4/18 Scottsdale, AZ Scottsdale Center for the Arts

While Ms. Cash anticipated that she would be able to honor her touring commitments, abiding by the suggested three month recuperation time prior to resuming normal activity, surgery of this nature can have an unpredictable and patient-specific recovery period.  Although this was a difficult decision, it is of utmost importance to keep the neurological stress to a minimum during recovery.  According to Ms. Cash, “I am distressed and disappointed to cancel concerts.  I fear I was far too optimistic in evaluating the toll brain surgery would take on my body, and the time required to heal. I am deeply sorry not to honor my commitments at this time, but look forward to making musical amends in the near future.”

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