When the band toured the United States for the first time in 1997, [redacted] lost his voice for two months due to stress, and the band subsequently had to cancel their tour. [redacted] stated that after trying numerous kinds of therapies and cures, he saw a psychic, Billy Roberts, who was able to predict the exact date his voice would come back
The “come on Barbie, let’s go party” guy from Aqua.
Snollebollekes
Singer from Kula Shaker (Crispin Mills?)
No, sounds like a Crispin anecdote though for sure
Jay Kay
Damon Albarn / Blur - I imagine they wouldn’t have toured the US until Song 2?
No, and I’m very surprised they had a US tour tbh
Chris Martin OR Liam Gallagher
Far too famous.
Kula Shaker was probably the closest guess so far
East 17?
Nope, not from London
It was a US tour following There’s No Other Way cracking the Hot 100 that led to them changing style for Modern Life Is Rubbish.
I think this might have been shrewbie?
I think he’s much too young to have toured the US then. But maybe
John Power of Cast
Brian Moloko is the only semi famous guy I know who is a singer in a band likely to have toured the US in around 1997 so I submit him as a hail Mary
No but this is the closest yet!
Billy Ocean Colour Scene?
Who’s the singer in Shed Seven? If Cast is close that’s who I’m guessing