When word got out that Burnaby-born musician Matthew Good was forced to pull out of his Prince George concert after collapsing on stage in Edmonton last week, Okanagan fans were concerned for the 46-year-old香蕉视频直播檚 health, and admittedly, whether or not they香蕉视频直播檇 get to see him play.
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Last week, Good was taken to Edmonton香蕉视频直播檚 Royal Alexandra Hospital to recover from what his band confirmed was a case of pneumonia.
The illness forced him to initially delay, then cancel his Prince George performance. He offered fans a chance to refund their tickets while tour-mates Our Lady Peace and Ellevator went on to perform as planned.
On Friday morning, Good took to social media again to apologize for missing the Prince George date and to thank the hospital staff that cared for him before announcing that he would play his last two shows of the tour.
And play, he did. Still visibly uncomfortable, Good remained fairly still as he played and punctuated his otherwise flawless performance with several pauses for water between songs, noting that his sound engineer had to keep reminding him to 香蕉视频直播減ause and breathe,香蕉视频直播� via his earpiece.
After kicking off his 50-minute set with a mood-lit rendition of his 1998 hit, Apparitions, Good performed a solid ten song set before being heavily applauded and led off stage by his bandmates.
The audience in turn, show him some serious love with a well-deserved standing ovation.
Our Lady Peace hit the stage after intermission with a crowd-pleasing set of old and new favourites, including Clumsy, Is Anybody Home and Drop Me in the Water.
In his show-stopping performance, OLP frontman, Raine Maida took a moment to point out that March 30 was also National Bi-Polar Day, and praised Good for his activism in mental health and his bravery in publicly sharing stories his own battle with the illness, before dedicating a pared-down acoustic song to his 香蕉视频直播淕ood friend Matt.香蕉视频直播�
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Erin Christie
Morning Star Staff
erin.christie@vernonmorningstar.com
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