We Are Scientists Forced To Cancel Four UK Tour Dates Due To Illness
Friday, 13 July 2012
Written by Jon Stickler
We Are Scientists have been forced to cancel their forthcoming shows in Bristol, Portsmouth, Manchester and Glasgow due to illness. Ticket holders should note that refunds are available from their point of purchase.
We Are Scientists are currently working on a follow-up to their 2008 album 'Barbara'. On the 31st of December 2011, as posted on Andy Burrows' twitter, a new untitled We Are Scientists album is currently being recorded. As stated on Andy's twitter, the band have been getting together to record new demos.
Having performed at May's Great Escape Festival in Brighton, We Are Scientists were planning to hit the road for a six-date UK tour in July and August, however, the tour has had to be cut down to just two dates due to Keith Murray suffering from throat problems. We Are Scientists have issued a statement via their Facebook page regarding the cancellation:
"We’re saddened and annoyed and pissed off and, to be honest, a little embarrassed to announce that we have to cancel a few of our upcoming shows. In recent weeks, during recording sessions that have mostly been thrilling and optimism-inducing, we’ve learned that Keith — our fearless, warm-hearted, iron-lunged frontman — is suffering from singing-throat issues that, while totally curable and not long-term-scary, have put some temporary restrictions on the use of his voice. (Rest assured that Keith’s talking-throat functions and eating-throat functions remain as robust as ever.) The fine doctors who are treating Keith have told us in no uncertain terms that the schedule for our upcoming UK tour must change if his voice is going to last the course. So we’ve made the decision to cancel four of our shows. The hardest part about this process was in *not* simply choosing to cancel the four places we disliked the most, or the four places where we’d had the nastiest taxi drivers, or the four places where we’d accidentally ordered something we hated at a restaurant because pride kept us from asking the others at our table if anyone knew what “ris d’agneau” stood for. Instead we had to choose four places we love — Bristol, Portsmouth, Manchester, Glasgow; some of our favorite spots in the United Kingdom; places, all of them, that have shown us incredible audiences, late late nights stumbling into morning, raucous, insane concert-goers… We’ve made the choice, in the end, based on giving Keith’s throat consistent breaks, and in order to make sure that the honorable people we cancel on can get a refund for their ticket — something that would be out of our hands with festivals. To those of you who bought tickets to the Bristol, Portsmouth, Manchester, & Glasgow shows, we offer a sincere apology, and a sincere promise to make it up to you.
Full refunds are available at point of purchase for the affected shows. We’ll be on Twitter and Facebook to answer any of your questions."
July 23rd - Thekla, Bristol - CANCELLED
July 24th - Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - CANCELLED
July 25th - The Garage, London
July 27th - York Duchess
July 31st - The Deaf Institute, Manchester - CANCELLED
August 1st - King Tuts Wah Wah Hut Glasgow - CANCELLED
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