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Montgomery Gentry postpones shows due to injury

Published May 6, 2005 02:34 PM

By Jon Zahlaway / LiveDaily Senior Writer

Country duo Montgomery Gentry [ tickets ], which soon will launch a lengthy summer tour, has postponed a couple of spring dates so co-founder Eddie Montgomery can recover from wrist surgery.

The shows, originally set for May 12 in Columbus, GA, and May 13 in Greenville, SC, have been moved to Oct. 6 and 7, respectively, according to the group's publicist.

On Monday (5/2), Montgomery underwent surgery on his left wrist to repair extensive damage that occurred when he fell from the stage during an April 29 performance in Asheville, NC. He broke four bones in the fall, which his publicist said occurred after he stepped on an improperly secured speaker cabinet next to the stage. The singer finished the 90-minute show before heading to a local emergency room.

The surgical procedure--which "involved an open reduction internal fixation of the left distal radius and ulna--or, in other words, they had to insert titanium plates and rods," according to a press release--took place at St. Joseph East Hospital in Lexington, KY.

"I want to thank the doctors and nurses at St. Joseph East--they are unbelievable," Montgomery said in a statement. "If you saw the before and after pictures of my wrist you would know just how incredible they are."

Doctors have advised Montgomery not to perform for "the next few weeks."

Montgomery and partner Troy Lee Gentry are due to resume touring in early June, and their itinerary stretches into late October. Details are shown below.

The duo, which will spend much of the summer on tour with Brooks & Dunn [ tickets ], continues to back its latest album, last year's "You Do Your Thing."

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

June 2005
4 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
5 - Solomons, MD - Calvert Marine Museum
10 - Pryor, OK - Pryor Creek Festival Grounds (County Fever)
11 - Comstock, NE - Second Wind Ranch (Windmill Festival)
12 - Atlanta, GA - Music Midtown Festival
17 - New Berlin, IL - Sangamon County Fair
18 - Sauk Centre, MN - Country Music Fest
23 - Fargo, ND - Red River Valley Fair
24 - Manhattan, KS - Tuttle Creek State Park (Country Stampede)
25 - Greeley, CO - Island Grove Park (Greeley Independence Stampede)
26 - Grand Junction, CO - Country Jam USA

July 2005
2 - Kaneohe Bay, HI - BayFest Hawaii
8 - Gilford, NH - Meadowbrook Musical Arts Center
9 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Raceway
10 - Loramie, OH - Hickory Hill Lake
15 - Agawam, MA - Six Flags New England
16 - Bushkill, PA - Mt. Laurel Center
17 - Morristown, OH - Jamboree In The Hills
22 - Twin Lakes, WI - Country Thunder USA
23 - Eau Claire, WI - Country Jam USA
24 - Minot, ND - North Dakota State Fair
29 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
30 - Greenville, WI - Lions Park

August 2005
4 - Davenport, IA - Mississippi Valley Fair
6 - Washington, MO - Town & Country Fair
10 - Sikeston, MO - Bootheel Rodeo
12 - Huntsville, AL - Redstone Arsenal
13 - Rossville, GA - Chickamauca Festival
14 - Augusta, GA - Barton Field
18 - Escanaba, MI - Upper Peninsula State Fair
19 - Adrian, MI - Lenawee County Fair
20 - Rising Sun, IN - Riverfront
27 - Bonner Springs, KS - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
29 - Pueblo, CO - Colorado State Fair
31 - Lancaster, CA - Antelope Valley Fair

September 2005
2 - Kelseyville, CA - Konocti Harbor Resort & Spa
3 - Corvallis, OR - Oregon State University
4 - Tacoma, WA - Emerald Queen Casino
30 - Omaha, NE - Qwest Center Omaha

October 2005
6 - Columbus, GA - Columbus Georgia Convention Center
7 - Greenville, SC - Bi Lo Center
14 - Raleigh, NC - J.S. Dorton Arena
21 - Albuquerque, NM - Isleta Casino and Resort
22 - Phoenix, AZ - Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
23 - Pala, CA - Pala Casino