BLABBERMOUTH.NET has received an official statement from
VELVET REVOLVER's publicist regarding frontman
Scott Weiland's absence from the band's concert Sunday night (January 20) at the
944 Magazine's party at Tao during the
Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. It reads as follows:
"On Sunday, January 20, the private plane that
Scott was traveling on from Miami (where he performed the night before at the
AROD Family Foundation and
Bay Point Schools benefit) to Utah was diverted because of bad weather. The pilot wouldn't fly from Miami to the Salt Lake City Airport because of extremely poor visibility and a potential poor weather system that made it dangerous for the plane to fly to Salt Lake City. Two hours into the flight, it was diverted to the Van Nuys Airport (in Los Angeles).
"
Scott, the band and management tried to find a flight to take him from Van Nuys to Salt Lake City in time for the band's show, but this was not possible. By the time
Scott landed at the Van Nuys airport, it was too late to make any connecting flights.
VELVET REVOLVER's tour manager also looked into private flights for
Scott, but a crew was not available in time for an immediate departure that would have brought him to the show on time."
A short clip of
VELVET REVOLVER/ex-
GUNS N' ROSES drummer
Matt Sorum taking on the vocal duties for
VELVET REVOLVER's rendition of the
GN'R classic
"Patience" during the Tao concert can be viewed below.
Photos from Sunday night's event can be found at
Getty Images.
Weiland was expected to appear in a Los Angeles courtroom last Thursday (January 17), where his recent DUI case was to be continued. The singer was charged with driving under the influence of drugs after being pulled over by police in late November.
VELVET REVOLVER will begin a new U.S. tour on January 24 in Chicago, with dates confirmed through February 7.
