Overview
- Coverdale announced the decision in a video message posted Nov. 13, telling fans it was time to “hang up” his platform shoes and skintight jeans.
- Whitesnake last performed on June 23, 2022 at Hellfest in Clisson, France, after which remaining farewell shows were canceled due to health challenges.
- He has detailed a prolonged, severe sinus infection that compromised his singing and required months of antibiotics and Prednisone.
- The retirement video concluded with a montage from his career set to Whitesnake’s 2011 song “Fare Thee Well.”
- Since touring halted, he has focused on reissues and archival projects as former members present the band’s catalog live as Whitesnake Experience.