September/October Tour Cancelled

September/October tour dates for the Acoustic Outcasts have unfortunately been cancelled. Original headliner Don Dokken bowed out when Global Entertainment’s Robert Hovey, the agent that represents this tour, was caught in Hurricane Katrina and not heard from for days.

Like thousands of other victims, Hovey chose to stay in the New Orleans area and attempted to ride out the storm. And as we all know now, the flooding of the city was more devastating than anyone predicted and with his home and office underwater, Hovey lived through the nightmare, surrounded by the dead and displaced and unable to contact the outside world. Five days after the flood, the band received a cryptic text message on a cell phone from him stating simply “I’m alive.”

During that difficult time we kept the faith, hoped for the best, and worked extremely hard to keep the wheels turning. An interim agent was hired to represent the tour, and the artists volunteered to donate their tour income to Hurricane Relief and other charities. But in the end, there was not enough time to properly execute and promote these shows with a lineup change.

The Outcasts applaud the venues that offered to move ahead with the shows, and appreciate the offers from other artists to participate. Thanks to all the fans who have showed their support and encouragement during this process. Also a very special thanks to Robert Hovey & Global Entertainment for fighting nature's wrath and insurmountable odds in an attempt to make this tour happen. It is hoped that these performances can be rescheduled at a later date.