Due to drummer Mikkey Dee‘s ongoing recovery from recent hospitalization, the SCORPIONS have postponed their 2025 Las Vegas residency. The new dates for the “Scorpions – Coming Home To Las Vegas 60th Anniversary Las Vegas Residency” are: August 14, August 16, August 19, August 21, August 23.
SCORPIONS said in a statement: “We regret to inform you that due to Mikkey Dee‘s ongoing recovery from his recent hospitalization, we have made the decision to postpone our ‘Coming Home To Las Vegas’ residency to August 2025.
“The health and well-being of our brother is of the utmost importance. We wish Mikkey a full and speedy recovery and look forward to rocking with you all again soon!”
All tickets will be honored for the new dates. Refunds will be available at point of purchase.
Earlier this month, Mikkey Dee revealed his battle with sepsis, a potentially fatal condition caused by the body’s excessive immune response to an infection.
He wrote on social media on January 2: “Just a quick statement about what has been happening to me these past three weeks:
“First I like to thank everyone for these heartwarming Christmas and New Years greetings, that I have not been able to respond to. I always try to do that every year.
“This holiday season, I have been hospitalized with a very serious blood infection (Sepsis). I was admitted for three weeks but now I am home fighting this bastard bacteria. Thankfully, I have received fantastic care at the Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg, my hometown. So thanks a million to all the Doctors and Nurses that have been giving me the most excellent care.
“After several operations, I am now back home and the numbers are all going in the right direction. Still lots of recovery and rehab in front of me. Now I’m working a 100% to be back on the drum stool for the Residency that starts off in Las Vegas on February 27.
“We have a tremendous 2025 to look forward to, celebrating 60 years of SCORPIONS and many exciting gigs around the world.
“So, the Stinger is out and I can’t wait to see you all out there on the road and rock the hell out of you! I wish everybody a fantastic 2025 with good health and lots of Rock n’ Roll!”
In an interview with the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, Dee briefly shared his experience, revealing that he initially developed sepsis after spraining his foot in December.
“The ankle swelled up like hell, then it took on a weird shape and appearance and looked like an overcooked ham. I became very ill so I had to go by ambulance to Sahlgrenska and there they found that I had sky-high values, so I became priority one there,” Mikkey said (as translated from Swedish). “It was surgery right away, the first of three. They cut away what was dead and infected and badly infested. It was not a good journey I was on… Another day and I’d be playing drums with [late MOTÖRHEAD leader] Lemmy in heaven. I can say that.”
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