Bloc Party Cancel US Tour
14th Nov 2006, 15:13 GMT
There was a little confusion when it was announced that Bloc Party would be supporting Panic! at the Disco on their latest US tour - for no reason, it seems. The British post-punk band has announced they are cancelling the remainder of their US gigs, due to drummer Matt Tong getting injured. Fan site Blog Party has news that Tong injured himself before their set at the Hifi Buys Amphitheatre in Atlanta on the 10th of November. The injury resulted in Tong having collapsed, but he managed to play through the set, and was only taken to the hospital after the gig. A press release from the band states that "while Matt is on the road to recovery doctors have advised that he not travel or play again for another few weeks in order to give his lung time to properly heal." As a result, the entire US leg of their tour has been cancelled, with no news about whether their UK leg will suffer the same fate. "We would like to apologize to all of our fans here who won't be able to see us on this tour," vocalist Kele Okereke said. Considering the tour is in such close vicinity to the release of their second album, A Weekend in the City, the cancellation is a potential blow to their publicity for the album. The band's UK tour begins at the end of January 2007, with their anticipated second album to hit store shelves on February 5th 2007 in the UK, and February 6th in the US. Uni student, aspiring film editor, and blogger at Music Times
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