The Scorpions had been scheduled to celebrate their 60th anniversary with a new five-show Las Vegas residency in February and March 2025, but the German rock legends unfortunately have had to postponed the concerts because of drummer Mikkey Dee’s recent illness.
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The shows originally had been slated to take place February 27, and March 1, 6, 8, and 11, at the PH Live venue at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. The concerts now will be held at the same venue on August 14, 16, 19, 21, and 23. Buckcherry will be the opening act at the shows.
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The Scorpions explained 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!”
Previously purchased tickets will be honored for the rescheduled dates. Those who wish to receive a refund can do so via the point of purchase.
Dee Posted About His Illness Recently on Instagram
In a message posted January 3 on his Instagram page, Dee discussed his recent health issues.
“This holiday season, I have been hospitalized with a very serious blood infection (Sepsis),” the 61-year-old drummer wrote. “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 [Sweden], my hometown. So thanks a million to all the Doctors and Nurses that have been giving me the most excellent care.”
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He continued, “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.”
At the time he posted the message, Dee said he hoped to be ready by late February to play the Scorpions’ Vegas residency.
He added, “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!”
Dee joined the Scorpions in 2016, replacing James Kottak. From 1992 to 2015, Mikkey played drums with U.K. heavy-metal legends Motörhead.
The Scorpions’ Other 2025 Performance Plans
The Scorpions’ 60th anniversary tour currently includes more than 20 other confirmed concerts for 2025. The band’s next scheduled show is a March 15 performance at the Vive Latino festival in Mexico City.
That concert will be followed by a seven-date South American tour running from an April 16 show in Brasilia, Brazil, through a May 3 performance in Quito, Ecuador.
The Scorpions then will mount a European trek that’s plotted out from a June 4 gig in Skive, Denmark, through a July 24 concert in Nimes, France.
Tickets for the Scorpions’ concerts are available now via various outlets, including StubHub.
Scorpions’ Other Recent Health Issues
Dee’s illness is the latest health crisis to strike a member of the Scorpions. In March 2024, the band announced that it had to cancel a planned performance at the 2024 edition of the Vive Latino fest because frontman Klaus Meine had recently undergone “complex spine surgery.”
Then, in September of last year, the Scorpions canceled its five scheduled concerts in their home country of Germany after guitarist Matthais Jabs sustained several broken bones in a fall at a rented vacation home.
As Jabs shared in a post on the band’s Instagram page, “I fell down the stairs with 16 steps and broke my left pinky twice and I also broke my left heel.”
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