Fish Returns To Live Stage With December UK Tour & Tickets
Friday, 03 December 2010
Written by Jon Stickler
This summer Fish returned to the road in a very different guise after an enforced sabbatical of nearly a year.
At the end of 2008 he completed a gruelling 18 month World tour supporting his latest album '13th Star' and visited a voice specialist after encountering problems on the latter stages.
A growth was found on his vocal chords and a surgical operation was recommended for its removal and to determine whether or not it was something altogether more serious.
The operation was a success and thankfully the cyst that was discovered was benign. A recovery period of 6 months ensued before he could perform again.
A successful return to the stage last summer was short lived as soon after complications with scar tissue meant yet another operation in December 2009.
The problem was finally resolved and Fish was given a clean bill of health earlier this year and immediately started to make plans for his return to live performances, an area where he has built up a solid reputation as one of the UK’s most consummate and entertaining front men.
“It was an incredibly stressful time for me. The dread of not only losing my voice permanently but also the possibility of dealing with cancer made me totally revaluate my lifestyle. I quit smoking, took up hill walking and going to the gym regularly and rediscovered scuba diving with the local East Lothian dive club. I’d gone to Costa Rica in January on a holiday shortly after the second operation, and found myself trailing behind guys a lot older than me as we hiked up volcanoes and through rain forests. I decided that at 52 I had to get to grips with my life and wake up to the reality that if I wanted to continue doing this then I had to take a different approach.”
Fish recently completed a 96 mile charity hike up the West Highland Way in aid of Cancer Research over 7 days with 17 of his fans who joined him after responding to an offer on his web site. At the end of the walk Fish performed a short set in his local pub with his long term guitarist Frank Usher as a thank you to the fans who had hiked with him.
Fish Club Tour - December Dates
Saturday 4th Dec - Tavistock, Wharf
Sunday 5th Dec - Gloucester, Guildhall
Monday 6th Dec - Chester, Telford's Wharehouse
Weds 8th Dec - Cardiff, The Globe
Thursday 9th Dec - Sheffield, The Boardwalk
Friday 10th Dec - Leicester, The Donkey
Saturday 11th Dec - Worcester, Marrsbar
Monday 13th Dec - Derby, University
Tuesday 14th Dec - London, The Peel
Weds 15th Dec - London, The Peel
Friday 17th Dec - Newcastle upon Tyne, The Cluny
Saturday 18th Dec - Dumfries, The Venue
Sunday 19th Dec - Maryport, The Wave
Monday 20th Dec - Manchester, Band on the Wall
Tuesday 21st Dec - Tavistock, Wharf
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