1998/01/31, The Capitol Ballroom, Washington DC, USA

Written by Jenny Foreit (JForeit@TobaccoFreeKids.org) for The Sisters of Mercy Tours site

The gig was cancelled at approximately 5:30 pm on Saturday, January 31st -- about an hour and a half before doors opened.

Written by Justin Cameron (jc7664b@american.edu) for Dominion mailing list

The DC show is, in fact, cancelled. Apparently less than three hours before show time, during soundchecks in fact, Eldritch came down with an inner ear infection. The entire show was cancelled, refunds are available at place-of-purchase, i.e. Ticketmaster. After the cancellation was announced, the Ballroom let those in line in for free for Industrial Revolution (standard dj dance stuff.) So, that's the story for now.

Written by Matt Slowikowski (drowning@webtv.net) for The Sisters of Mercy Tours site

The Sisters show at the Ballroom in Washington, D.C. was cancelled. Club spokespeople stated that Andy and company showed up, but that Eldritch was "suffering from an inner-ear infection and was under doctor's orders not to perform." Hundreds of disappointed fans stayed anyway for the club's usual gothic/ industrial dance night (free of charge due to the cancellation), but many more walked away dejected. Thank God I saw them in Philly at "Dark Harvest III"!

Written by neglect@mail.pacificnet.net for Dominion mailing list

Well, if it is indeed an inner ear infection as someone has mentioned, typically the acute symptoms take 1-3 days to subside. These symptoms usually manifest as dizziness, nausea, and mebbe some tinnitus, but typically hearing is unaffected. Of course, these symptoms can take up to a week to develop, and it would all depend on how far Andrew's condition has progressed.

In some cases there is a residual effect that can last for up to four weeks, but is limited to experiencing a slight dizziness or headchange caused by a rapid head movement, nothing that should be caused by, nor be aggravated by performance.

At least this leaves some hope for the salvage of west coast dates.

I'm not a doctor, but I've seen one on TV.

Written by Jeremy Coffey (jerm@cais.com) for Dominion mailing list

I just called Ticketmaster for my refund (I asked about a reschedule and I was told there wasn't one). As for the refund, they said that all credit card orders were going to be refunded automatically, meaning they were going to credit everyone who called with a credit card order without those people needing to call in. Not to suggest that y'all shouldn't call to confirm that, but apparently there won't be another show where these tickets would be honored.