It looks like Bush won't get as much practice as it had hoped to before this weekend's Woodstock festival.
The band has postponed what was to the be the first of two small club shows in New York on Wednesday night, citing drummer Robin Goodridge's ear infection. The band was slated to play two shows at New York's Irving Plaza on Wednesday and Thursday night (as part of the Digital Club Festival) before heading to Woodstock this weekend. Thursday night's show has now been moved to the larger Roseland Ballroom in order to accommodate fans who held tickets for both Irving Plaza shows. Organizers will also make additional tickets for Thursday night's show available the day of the show as well. Of course, Goodridge is expected to be well enough to perform on Thursday, and the ailment should not jeopardize the band's slot on Woodstock '99. The band is expected to join a roster of more than 40 artists in Rome, New York this weekend for the three-day event, which will feature Limp Bizkit, Korn, DMX, Metallica, Jewel, Sugar Ray, Korn, Dave Matthews Band, and a host of others. Speaking with MTV News recently, guitarist Nigel Pulsford said the band had hoped to use the two club shows as a warm-up for Woodstock, and that the band hoped to road-test new material from its upcoming album (check out more from Pulsford in our MTV News Online feature "Digital Club Festival:It's the Music, Stupid."). However, the band has already logged a number of club dates in California, and should be prepared for the festival, which kicks off on Friday at noon. Tickets for the event are still available through www.ticketmaster.com. Those who can't make the trip to upstate New York can still catch all the action via 60 straight hours of pay-per-view coverage (hosted by former MTV VJ Kennedy). MTV News will be on the scene as well, providing frequent updates both on-air and online throughout the weekend.
