The Zutons are undertaking their current Irish tour without saxophonist Abi Harding because she is suffering from severe Sinusitis and has been warned that if she does not rest for a few days she will do irreparable damage to her health. The band decided to go ahead with their three Irish dates anyway because they had already been rescheduled once, last time because of drummer Sean Payne's ill health.
On that decision the band's singer, Dave McCabe, told CMU: "We are so excited to be playing these shows in Ireland and when we heard the news about Abi we decided that, rather than let our fans down, we would still do the shows. We hope our fans understand itís not the ideal situation, but wepromise we will do our best."
The Zutons played Dublin and Derry over the weekend, and will play Belfast tonight.