Nine Inch Nails drummer hospitalized a second time

Jerome Dillon, drummer for industrial rockers Nine Inch Nails , was hospitalized following the band's Wednesday (9/28) show, marking his second trip to the hospital during the band's current tour, and causing the group to postpone its next show.

"Bummer. Just spent the day discussing touring up through next summer, then play our asses off to the least responsive audience I can ever remember playing to," band leader Trent Reznor said in a message posted at NIN's website. "I know I'm bitching but it's a sh--ty feeling. As I'm walking to the bus to leave Sacramento as soon as I can, I learn Jerome is back in the hospital. I have no idea what this means."

"Dillon is returning to Los Angeles immediately to undergo tests for problems related to a heart condition discovered earlier this month while on tour," reads a press release issued Thursday (9/29).

On Sept. 16, Nine Inch Nails cut short its tour opener in San Diego when Dillon reportedly was unable to continue playing. Initial reports claimed that the drummer had been suffering "chest pains," but Dillon refuted those claims in a Sept. 20 message he posted in the forum at his official website.

"Not exactly the way I wanted to start the arena tour," Dillon wrote. "Fatigue and exhaustion are to blame for what happened with me the other night. Incidentally, I did not experience 'chest pains'--but I did spend the night at the hospital for observation. I received a clean bill of health the next morning and could not get back on the bus fast enough."

Dillon's condition has resulted in the postponement of NIN's Friday (9/30) show in Oakland, CA, which will now take place Nov. 19. Tickets for the original performance will be honored on the make-up date, according to organizers. Ticketholders seeking a refund instead are asked to return their tickets to the place of purchase by Oct. 7.

Nine Inch Nails are in the midst of an arena tour that backs their latest album, "With Teeth." The set, which is the group's first since 1999's "The Fragile," debuted at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 chart.

[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.]
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September 2005
30 - Oakland, CA - Oakland Arena (POSTPONED UNTIL 11/19)

October 2005
1 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
4 - West Valley City, UT - E Center
5 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
7 - Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena
8 - Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena
9 - Cleveland, OH - Gund Arena
11 - Saint Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
13 - Madison, WI - Alliant Energy Center
14 - Saint Louis, MO - Savvis Center
16 - San Antonio, TX - SBC Center
17 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
19 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
21 - Jacksonville, FL - Jacksonville Veterans Mem. Arena
22 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
24 - Sunrise, FL - Office Depot Center
25 - Orlando, FL - TD Waterhouse Centre
27 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
29 - Memphis, TN - Tom Lee Park (Voodoo Music Experience)
31 - Nashville, TN - Gaylord Entertainment Center

November 2005
2 - Washington, DC - MCI Center
3 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
5 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Spectrum
8 - Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden
10 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
11 - Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre
14 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre)
16 - Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place
17 - Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Saddledome
19 - Oakland, CA - Oakland Arena (ORIGINALLY 9/30)

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