The Fairer Half Of Rodrigo Y Gabriela Succumbs To A Case Of PR-Enhanced Exhaustion

Acoustic guitar-shredding demons Rodrigo Y Gabriela, who charmed their way into our pants with a Pink Floyd cover, are canceling the rest of their September tour dates due to Gabriela’s exhaustion. The cross section of college kids, yuppies, and Tevas-wearing, granola-crunching hippies that was looking forward to seeing them at the Austin City Limits music festival has only the following excuse to tide them over ’til the duo hits the road again in October–elsewhere:

Advice from doctors is to take a few weeks off to relax so she can build up her strength. Gabriela’s high energy performances means that she has to be in top physical health to perform to the levels people expect and that she enjoys.

If you say so, official Rodrigo Y Gabriel website. And we thought it was just a severe case of MTV-itis.

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