Industrial legend Rob Zombie unfortunately had quit a performance two songs into his set at Rock Fest in Wisconsin on July 20th due to an ongoing throat issue.

He said onstage:

“I’ve never done this before, man, I can’t even talk. There’s no way I can do this show. I’m sorry. It’s fucking bullshit, I know, but that’s what fucking happens. We don’t want to give you a shit show, I’m sorry. What can we do? It’s my fault.”

He posted online later:

“Sorry, everybody. I wish my voice wasn’t so fucked. I knew from the first second we started that it was impossible to get through the show.”

And finally the festival organisers added:

“Sorry Rock Festers. We didn’t mean for Rock Fest to end this way. What we were told is Rob Zombie’s voice went. We tried to get him back on stage, but to no avail. That’s what took so long.”

Rob Zombie has been a veteran of the industry for so long, and surely performing night after night and adhering to his busy film and music schedule would take it’s toll. It’s no suprise that he would have one show where he simply couldn’t perform. It is a shame he had to quit the stage but Mr. Zombie will be sure to make it up to Rock Festers.