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Date Posted: 10:32:23 08/08/01 Wed
Author: Gina
Subject: NSYNC Tour Hampered by Pneumonia and Tropical Storm Barry

From Launch:

*NSYNC singer Joey Fatone is suffering from a case of pneumonia and was
hospitalized on Saturday (August 4), forcing him to miss the group's concert
on Sunday (August 5) in San Antonio, Texas. *NSYNC performed instead as a
quartet, and Fatone's groupmate Chris Kirkpatrick took time out to call
Fatone from the stage of the sold-out Alamodome, allowing the audience to
shout get-well wishes to the ailing singer.

Fatone has since been released from the hospital, but he returned to the
PopOdyssey tour only to find that Tropical Storm Barry caused yet another
cancellation of an *NSYNC concert. Poor weather conditions forced *NSYNC to
cancel Thursday's (August 2) scheduled concert at Miami's Pro Player
Stadium, and Tuesday's (August 7) the storm left thousands of disappointed
*NSYNC fans in its wake in Alabama. The *NSYNC concert planned for Tuesday
at Birmingham's Legion Field was canceled because the set up for the
elaborate concert could not be completed because of the rain and wind caused
by remnants of Barry. In a statement, the concert promoters said the date
will not be rescheduled, "Both the venue and *NSYNC have made every possible
effort to reschedule, but there are no mutually compatible dates available."

*NSYNC singer Lance Bass told local Birmingham NBC station WVTM, "They were
telling us before we started touring things would happen. We thought we
would take our chances, but next tour--definitely, I don't think we will do
stadiums. We will definitely play Birmingham again." The promoter said it
takes approximately four days to set up the pop group's massive stage, sets,
lighting and sound gear, and poor weather conditions on Monday (August 6)
prevented workers from unloading equipment from trucks and completing the
job in Alabama. Ticket holders can get refunds at the point of purchase
starting today (August 8 ). All Ticketmaster, phone, and Internet orders
will be automatically refunded or credited within the next two weeks.

*NSYNC's is next scheduled to perform Thursday (August 9) in Louisville,
Kentucky.

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