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The Blackout Cancel UK Tour Due To Medical Emergency
Sunday, 27 October 2013 Written by Stereoboard.com

Welsh rockers the Blackout have been forced to postpone the remaining dates for their 'Final Party Tour', which was set to roll into London tonight, after frontman Gavin Butler suffered a reoccurrence of a neurological issue.

The band called off the tour, having cut short a show at Manchester Academy last night, and later decided to take medical advice to allow Butler to rest and recuperate.

They posted the following statement up on their official site.

Hey guys,

So some of you may already be aware of what’s happened with Gavin, others may not be. Long story short, at our show at Manchester Academy 2 last night (Oct 26th), Gavin suffered a recurrence of a neurological issue known as a hemiplegic migraine, which can affect motor skills, including speech and loss of sensation in certain limbs. As a result, he left the stage two songs from the end of the set.

Having consulted local medical advice, in addition to what Gavin was told in hospital when this issue had occurred earlier this year, it’s become clear that one of the key issues in helping Gav get better is rest.

Unfortunately, that has put us in a difficult position, and it’s with great regret that we have to announce we will not be performing any of the remaining dates on the “Final Party” tour at this time. This is not a decision we have taken lightly, but we have to put the well being of the members of the band above all else, and we cannot perform to the standards we think you guys deserve without Gavin.

We will be working on a solution to this in the coming days, and will let you know the moment we know when we’ll be able to play again.

We are truly sorry guys, but we hope you understand. Your words of kindness have been humbling and very much appreciated. We will see you soon.

The Blackout.

The dates which have been postponed are shown below, as soon as we have more information on the rearranged dates we will get them posted to the site. In the meantime, get well Gavin!

Sun October 27th 2013 - LONDON O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
Tue October 29th 2013 - GLASGOW QMU
Wed October 30th 2013 - NORWICH Waterfront
Thu October 31st 2013 - NOTTINGHAM Rock City
Fri November 1st 2013 - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Warehouse 34
Sat November 2nd 2013 - BELFAST Mandela Hall
Sun November 3rd 2013 - DUBLIN Academy

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