Just more than two months after abruptly announcing it was cancelling all of its 2025 tour dates as frontman Dave King battled “a very serious health condition,” fans of Flogging Molly are finally getting more details about what was going on.
And, well … it does in fact sound as though King was in a very serious situation. His wife and bandmate, Bridget Regan, shared the details on the band’s Instagram page.
“I’ve wanted to reach out for some time, but it was necessary to wait until we were safely out of the woods first,” the post read. “On January 24th, Dave suffered a brain hemorrhage and underwent two subsequent surgeries to save his life. He then spent two weeks in a coma, followed by varying stages of treatment and recovery. On February 28th he underwent yet another surgery and I now feel confident we are on the other side of this.”
She wrote that King is “now entering into the next phase of his recovery and wants nothing more than to play music again.”
“The road ahead is uncertain but we, as ever, will roll with the punches and hope to see you all in the near future,” she wrote. “I’d like to thank Dave’s neurosurgeon, Mr. Kieron Sweeney and his amazing team at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin. Thank you. Thank you for saving my husband’s life.”
She went on to thank the nurses and staff as well as all of their friends and family.
“And a special thanks to everyone who sent well wishes and messages of support,” she added. “Please look after each other and tell your people you love them. Life can change in an instant.”
King formed Flogging Molly in 1994, and the band released its first album in 2000, according to Billboard.com. It’s 2008 album, “Float” was its most successful, rising to the No. 4 spot on the Billboard 200. The band’s last album released, “Anthem,” came in 2022.
