Dave King and Bridget Regan of Flogging Molly perform at Riot Fest 2023 at Douglass Park on September 17, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois.
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After Flogging Molly canceled their 2025 tour itinerary, frontman Dave King’s wife and bandmate, Bridget Regan, took to social media to give an update on the Irish-born singer’s ongoing health condition now that they are “safely out of the woods.”
In the statement posted to the band’s Instagram page, Regan wrote that on Jan. 24, “Dave suffered a brain hemorrhage and underwent two subsequent surgeries to save his life. He then spent two weeks in a coma, followed by varying stages of treatment and recovery. On February 28th he underwent yet another surgery and I now feel confident we are on the other side of this.”
Before thanking the doctors for “saving my husband’s life,” Regan wrote, “He is now entering into the next phase of his recovery and wants nothing more than to play music again. The road ahead is uncertain but we, as ever, will roll with the punches and hope to see you all in the near future.”
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Regan concluded her statement by writing, “Please look after each other and tell your people you love them. Life can change in an instant.”
Read the full statement here.
Last month, Flogging Molly announced the cancellation of all their 2025 tour dates, revealing that King was “battling a very serious health condition,” though the group didn’t specify the condition at the time. The band was scheduled their own Salty Dog Cruise, which was set to launch on Feb. 17 as a five-night trip from Port of Miami to Grand Cayman and Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
Flogging Molly’s 2025 tour itinerary was also expected to kick off at the end of February following their cruise, with dates in the U.S. scheduled across February and March, and shows throughout Europe and Canada planned across the summer.
The Celtic punk band released their first album in 2000, with 2008’s Float becoming their most successful to date – peaking at No. 4 on the Billboard 200. The most recent studio album, Anthem, was released in 2022.
