CANTON, Ohio (AP) 鈥� Lynyrd Skynyrd has pulled out of the Pro Football Hall of Fame concert after guitarist Rickey Medlocke tested positive for COVID-19.
The country rock band was set to co-headline the concert Monday night with Brad Paisley but Medlocke鈥檚 positive test forced the group鈥檚 withdrawal, according to a band statement.
鈥淩ickey is home resting and responding well to treatment,鈥� the statement said.
Jimmie Allen, who was the opening act, has extended his set list to open the show. He performs a duet with Paisley on the current hit 鈥淔reedom Was a Highway.鈥�
The band also suspended shows in Jackson, Mississippi; Atlanta; and Cullman, Alabama, with the Aug. 13 show in Atlanta rescheduled for Oct. 23.
The Associated Press
