Former Whitesnake guitarist Adrian Vandenberg has been forced to cancel his tour dates this year due to health issues that have left him unable to travel or perform. The tour, dubbed My Whitesnake Years, was set to kick off today (August 3) in New Bedford, Massachusetts. “Never in my roughly 60-year-long career as a touring/ gigging guitar player [have] I had to cancel a show or tour,” writes Vandenberg in a social media statement. A post shared by Adrian Vandenberg (@adrianvandenberg_official) A photo posted by onHowever, Vandenberg has now been forced to cancel his upcoming tour, after being “strongly urged by the medical specialists involved to not do this upcoming USA tour at this point. Get The Pick Newsletter All the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!