Rage Against The Machine have cancelled their forthcoming UK and European tour – forcing the Reading and Leeds festivals to switch them with The 1975 simply two weeks forward of their headline slots.
The band – who solely not too long ago returned to the stage after 11 years away – stated it was as a result of well being of frontman Zack de la Rocha.
While his actual harm is just not identified, the 52-year-old singer injured his leg on stage in Chicago final month and has used a chair at gigs for the reason that incident.
In an announcement, Rage Against The Machine wrote: “Per medical guidance, Zack de la Rocha has been advised that the August and September 2022 UK and European leg of the Rage Against The Machine tour cannot proceed. It is with great disappoint that we announce this cancellation”.
The band stated they’d be ending the final three days of their US tour at Madison Square Garden in New York.
After that they stated: “Zack should return residence for relaxation and rehabilitation. The flights, journey time and rigorous schedule within the UK and Europe are merely an excessive amount of of a danger for a whole restoration.
“We are sorry to all of our fans who have waited years to see us, and hope to Rage again soon.”
The message listed the cancelled gigs and stated refunds to any headline exhibits can be supplied to ticketholders.
Their exhibits in France, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Austria, Poland, Croatia and the Czech Republic had been additionally known as off.
The rock group, made up of Zack de la Rocha, Brad Wilk, Tim Commerford and Tom Morello, are greatest identified for the 1993 anti-authority anthem Killing within the Name.
Shortly after the band introduced the cancellation, Reading and Leeds shared an up to date line-up, with the message: “We heard you. The 1975 will now be headlining #RandL2. Don’t say we never treat you.”
The 1975 additionally shared the up to date line-up.
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The pop group, made up of Matty Healy, George Daniel, Adam Hann and Ross MacDonald, haven’t performed dwell within the UK since 2020.
Their fifth studio album is because of be launched later this yr.
The Reading and Leeds festivals happen from 26 to twenty-eight August.
Source: information.sky.com”