Don Felder Suffers ‘Medical Episode’ During Cruise Ship Gig

Former
Eagles
musician
Don
Felder
required
medical
attention
during
his
recent
performance
aboard
a
cruise
ship.
The
gig
was
part
of
the
Rock
Legends
Cruise,
the
annual
seafaring
festival
which
departed
from
Miami
on
Thursday.
In
addition
to
Felder,
this
year’s
lineup
includes
Alice
Cooper,
Styx,
John
Waite,
Foghat
and
Robin
Trower.
Felder’s
Thursday
night
set
started
typically
enough,
as
the
veteran
rocker
delivered
such
classic
tunes
as
“One
of
These
Nights”
and
“Peaceful
Easy
Feeling.”
However,
during
the
seventh
song
of
his
set, “Tequila
Sunrise,”
Felder
became
visibly
unsteady.
The
singer
appeared
to
stumble
as
he
approached
the
microphone
and
medical
professionals
quickly
came
to
his
aid.
The
rocker
needed
help
to
walk
offstage,
as
concerned
audience
members
looked
on.
Video
of
the
incident
can
be
watched
below.
Don
Felder
Plans
to
Return
to
the
Stage
Soon
In
a
statement
to
UCR,
Felder’s
manager detailed
what
happened
and
assured
fans the
musician
is
planning
to
return
to
the
stage
soon.
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“Don
experienced
a
medical
episode
last
night
during
the
show.
He
received
medical
attention
and
was
deemed
to
be
suffering
from
dehydration,”
he
explained. “By
medical
rules
of
the
cruise,
he’ll
be
in
quarantine
for
the
next
24
hours
to
rest.
Arrangements
are
being
made
for
him
to
play
on
Saturday
and
Sunday.”
The
Rock
Legends
Cruise
runs
until
Feb.
17.
Felder
has
an
assortment
of
performances
lined
up
in
March
and
April,
before
hitting
the
road
for
a
nationwide
tour
with
Styx
and
Kevin
Cronin
begining
in
May.
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Glenn
Frey’s
partnership
with
Don
Henley
formed
the
band’s
centerpiece,
but
they’ve
gone
on
without
him.
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Credit:
Nick
DeRiso