haʊˈɛvɚ, hiː sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli wɪθdɹˈuː pɹˈaɪɚ tə ðə stˈɑːɹt ʌvðə tˈʊɹ, tə dʒˈɔɪn klˈæptən ˌɔn hɪz tˈʊɹ ʌvðə jˌuːˈɛs ænd jˈʊɹɹəp, ðæt ˈʌltᵻmətli ˈɛndᵻd æɾ ˈoʊ tˈuː ɚɹˈiːnə pɹˈɑːɡ ˌɔn nˈaɪntiːn dʒˈuːn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn.
However, he subsequently withdrew prior to the start of the tour, to join Clapton on his tour of the US and Europe, that ultimately ended at O2 Arena Prague on 19 June 2013.