The Vaccines have been forced to cancel their upcoming North American tour.
In a statement released on the band’s website frontman Justin Young wrote, “Sorry to keep so many of you in the dark regarding our touring plans over the next few weeks, but we wanted to be sure of them before we spoke to you. Unfortunately, the Doctor has now confirmed that, this week, he will be operating on my throat for a third time this year. It was the wait for this decision, and no other reason, that meant we were able to complete commitments over this last week and why we will not be able to complete those in the coming weeks.”
“In a bid to allow my throat to recover and rehabilitate completely, we will be cancelling all shows, including our trips to North America in September and Japan and Europe in October. We will resume with our touring commitments in Paris on October 26th before supporting our friends the Arctic Monkeys here in the UK. This allows me to have eight weeks of the best vocal therapy available, allowing the best possible chance of complete recovery.”
Among the shows canceled were dates in Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York.
The band also cancelled a few dates overseas.
Check out the cancelled dates below.
Canceled dates:
09/08 – Seattle, WA @ Crocodile Cafe
09/09 – Vancouver, BC @ Venue
09/10 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge (Musicfest NW)
09/12 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
09/13 – Los Angeles, CA @ Music Box
09/14 – San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
09/18 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
09/21 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
09/22 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
09/24 – Philadelphia, PA @ Popped! Music Festival
09/25 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
09/27 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert
09/28 – Montreal, QC @ Corona
09/30 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
10/01 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
10/19 – Hamburg, DE @ Knust
10/20 – Berlin, DE @ Lido
10/22 – Stockholm, SE @ Debaser Medis
10/25 – Cologone, DE @ Luxor
