{"id":644716,"date":"2026-05-15T13:07:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/644716\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T13:07:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:07:09","slug":"blue-oyster-cult-announce-replacement-frontman-for-upcoming-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/644716\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue \u00d6yster Cult announce replacement frontman for upcoming shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Eric-Bloom-Blue-Oyster-Cult-2016-Far-Out-Magazine-1140x855.jpg\" class=\"attachment-single-feature size-single-feature wp-post-image\" alt=\"Eric Bloom - Blue O\u0308yster Cult - 2016\" layout=\"fill\"  style=\"object-position: 50% 20%\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Credit: Frank Schwichtenberg<\/p>\n<p> Fri 15 May 2026 11:19, UK <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faroutmagazine.co.uk\/tags\/blue-oyster-cult\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">Blue \u00d6yster Cult<\/a> singer Eric Bloom is set to sit out on a series of upcoming tour dates due to medical reasons.<\/p>\n<p>Bloom, who is now 81, made the announcement on social media, confirming that it\u2019s only a temporary arrangement and confidently reassured fans that he\u2019d be back on stage with Blue \u00d6yster Cult in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>His message reads, \u201cDuring B\u00d6C\u2019s time off I scheduled a non-life threatening surgical procedure. I am on the mend, but the recovery is taking a little longer than expected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bloom then confirmed \u201cKasim Sulton will be standing in for me for a few shows\u201d and shared his belief that Sulton will \u201cknock it out of the park\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The rock veteran finished his message by telling fans, \u201cI\u2019ll see you soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The length of Bloom\u2019s absence wasn\u2019t specified in his message, which suggests he\u2019ll be back performing with Blue \u00d6yster Cult in 2026 rather than on the sidelines for an extended period.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Sulton has his own commitments as a member of <a href=\"https:\/\/faroutmagazine.co.uk\/why-john-lennon-and-todd-rundgren-couldnt-stand-each-other\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"The reason John Lennon and Todd Rundgren couldn\u2019t stand each other\">Todd Rundgren<\/a>\u2018s band, who are set to begin their summer tour on June 11th.<\/p>\n<p>Blue \u00d6yster Cult\u2019s next performance is scheduled for May 16th at Feather Falls Casino in Oroville, California. Then, in June, they will play Albuquerque, Del Mar, Eau Claire, and Garrettsville.<\/p>\n<p>The classic rock band have more festival shows lined up throughout July and August, before a series of headline dates pencilled in their calendar for November.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, they found themselves in a strange predicament when President Donald Trump used their hit song, \u2018(Don\u2019t Fear) The Reaper\u2019, to soundtrack a <a href=\"https:\/\/faroutmagazine.co.uk\/blue-oyster-cult-statement-donald-trump-uses-song-ai-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">bizarre AI-generated video<\/a>, causing Blue \u00d6yster Cult to issue a statement, clarifying they were \u201cnot contacted or notified in advance\u201d. However, due to Sony Music owning their back catalogue, the band admitted they have \u201cno legal right to either authorize or withhold usage\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>  <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/faroutmagazine.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" style=\"\"> ADD AS A PREFERRED SOURCE ON GOOGLE <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/faroutmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/far-out-magazine\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/a>  The Far Out Music Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>All the latest music news from the independent voice of culture.<br \/>Straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Frank Schwichtenberg Fri 15 May 2026 11:19, UK Blue \u00d6yster Cult singer Eric Bloom is set to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":644717,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[278250,88,216],"class_list":["post-644716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-blue-u00d6yster-cult","tag-entertainment","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/644716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=644716"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/644716\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/644717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=644716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=644716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=644716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}