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Importance of hydration

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BraveWords reports, citing Brazilian journalist Igor Miranda, that Glenn Hughes’ show in Belo Horizonte on November 13 was cut short after Glenn falling ill onstage.

Hughes reportedly began feeling unwell due to dehydration. Fans in attendance reported that Hughes left the stage during the fifth song of the night, “Can’t Stop The Flood”. After a brief break, he returned to address the crowd, explaining that he had not consumed enough water throughout the day, had drunk too much coffee, and was affected by the intense heat in Belo Horizonte, where temperatures reached around 30°C earlier in the afternoon.

Despite attempting to continue the concert with “First Step of Love” from the Hughes/Thrall project, Hughes struggled again and ultimately had to cut the show short. The audience waited for approximately half an hour as the production team evaluated the situation, eventually announcing that the performance could not proceed with the frontman.

To avoid leaving fans empty-handed, Hughes’ backing band remained on stage and played several songs. A roadie stepped in on bass, while Guzz — vocalist for Brazilian group Electric Gipsy, who is opening the tour — joined in to help complete the night.

The press release issued by Brazilian promoter Dark Dimensions insists that it was an isolated event and that the rest of the tour will continue as planned. The next scheduled stop on the calendar was Rio de Janeiro on November 14, which, according to Glenn’s Twitter, went ahead.

The original story is from Igor Miranda’s blog, and it is in Portuegese.



8 Comments to “Importance of hydration”:

  1. 1
    Uwe Hornung says:

    Be more careful, Glenn, there’s a saying from where I come from “im Sommer sterwe die Leut’” (people die in summer). For septuagenarians hydration is key and they all drink too little because they don’t want to hit the bathroom all the time.

  2. 2
    Fla76 says:

    Let’s hope this is an isolated case..
    Glenn, don’t make us worry for you!

  3. 3
    Tony says:

    Come on Glenn …..You keep on moving !

  4. 4
    Mike Whiteley says:

    Glenn: Coverdale might have the right idea.

  5. 5
    Thorsun says:

    @1 Uwe, I’m still before fifty and already there’s a challenge between keeping hydrated properly and not hitting the pissing competition spot often! That’s why Ash and Soren need their solo spots long and overwrought to provide the space for Glenn to retain comfort!

    The more we read of happenings like this here – Gillan, Blackmore, Coverdale – et all – the more tempus fugit and the weave of a white flag seems imminent. The time has come for our guys and as much as it pains us – “that’s just the way that it is (and you can never change it)”. To quote Heep and Bonnet at the same time.

  6. 6
    MONTAGUE WINTERZ says:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOrmPzd5G0M full GH show in Curitiba Brazil 2025! Enjoy!

  7. 7
    Uwe Hornung says:

    Looks and sounds good before a suitable enthused audience, obrigado!

    [And to all Brazilians here: My heartfelt apologies for the inane words of our Bundeskanzler, I did not vote for him and what he said was pretty belém-mert (a pun on the German expression belämmert)!]

  8. 8
    Daniel says:

    #6: That’s quite a confident version of Way Back to the Bone alright 🙂

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