As leader Raul Malo recovers from surgery to remove a liver tumor in December, the Mavericks are postponing further gigs.
On Thursday, the band announced the news on its Instagram page.
Raul will regrettably no longer be performing at SPACE on January 31st and February 1st due to his ongoing treatment regimen. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience and value your patience during this difficult time.
This comes only a few days after Malo himself updated his fans on the outcome of his surgery in a video broadcast on the band’s Instagram, stating that they will miss a cruise.
In the video, Malo stated, “I wanted to give you an update on my health as we embark on this journey.” As some of you are aware, on December 10th, I underwent liver surgery. We are in the fourth week of recovery after they successfully removed a liver tumor, and they estimated that it would take four to six weeks. Naturally, this would affect the cruise schedule, so we just wanted to give you advance notice that we will not be going on the cruise and sincerely apologize for that. We think that everyone may benefit from taking a cruise to a warm, tropical location to start the year.
He went on, “I feel strong.” Even though I’m a little uncomfortable—it’s really difficult to hold a guitar up to my body—I’m not sure if I can sing because there’s one thing you can do to get better, but you also need to be in good performing shape, and I’m not even close to that—at least not to the point where it’s a performance worth discussing or writing about.
Malo, 59, expressed regret once more for missing the cruise and urged fans to attend in order to take in the fantastic performances by the performers. Additionally, he stated that the band plans to participate in the trip the following year.
In a late-June Instagram video, Malo revealed his diagnosis.
“We have been on a health kick out here on the road for the past couple of years,” he remarked. taking a little more care of ourselves. taking a little more care of ourselves and making a concerted effort to follow all the proper guidelines for diet, etc. Therefore, getting checked out is a part of the health journey. See a physician, have a physical, and begin there.
That’s what he did, Malo said.
According to him, that resulted in a CAT scan during a follow-up consultation with a gastrointestinal specialist. And it turned out to have two malignant areas.