Heaven & Hell, a band composed of former Black Sabbath Members Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, and Geezer Butler, have canceled their European tour citing Dio's failing health as the cause. The cancellation was announced on Iommi's website on May 4th. Concerning the matter, Iommi had this to say:
“ We have to announce that all forthcoming Heaven & Hell European shows have been cancelled as sadly Ronnie isn’t well enough to tour this summer. We hope that everyone understands and want to thank fans and industry colleagues for their continuing support at this time."
The tour was scheduled to start June 18th in Switzerland and run through August.
Wendy Dio, who announced her husband's stomach cancer last november, has said that Dio has completed his seventh chemotherapy treatment and that tests were showing that: "...the results are good – the main tumor has shrunk considerably, and our visits to Houston are now every three weeks instead of every two weeks.”
