Fish has been forced to shift his May UK tour to December, after his guitarist, Robert Boult, has contracted chickenpox.
All tickets for the concerts will be valid for the rescheduled dates. A statement from Fish has been released via his official website.
"It deeply saddens me to announce that I have to cancel the entire UK tour in May.
The shows at Norwich 8th May, London 9th, Cardiff 10th, Exeter 11th, Brighton 13th, Bristol 15th ,Northampton 16th, Holmfirth 17th and Glasgow on the 18th will be rescheduled in September and December and I will give you more information as soon as I have it.
Robin Boult is still seriously unwell with chickenpox and he was incapable of performing to anywhere close to his abilities. His condition has been worsened by a suspected blood infection from aggravated sores on his back chaffed by his guitar strap in rehearsals and he has also picked up an ear infection as his immune system is on the floor.
Everything has happened so fast it’s impossible to bring in and rehearse a replacement to cover the shows and I am left with no other option but to cancel the entire tour.
The virus has hit Robin badly and he is exhausted. Playing any shows in his condition would have been physically dangerous and recovery on a tour bus impossible. I seriously doubt if he could have played through a soundcheck never mind a full gig and any shows we could have done would have been a shadow of our capabilities and totally unrepresentative of what we have built up a solid reputation for in the last year. This decision is the only one that can be made for all concerned but especially for Robin who we are all feeling for just now.
We are all depressed and deflated by this situation while on the cusp of a major tour and single promotion but I have had to accept the inevitable and deal with this with as much grace and dignity as I can muster.
Sitting here in the studio on my own this weekend was a very empty experience as my mind and body were programmed for the tour. I now have to try and refocus my energies and climb into another driving seat to take the album promotion in another direction as I have lost all the benefits of an increased UK profile with the tour cancellation.
I will get the replacement dates to you as soon as the promoters have rescheduled and once again I can only apologise for all the inconvenience caused and for any financial losses suffered by fans who have had to cancel flights and hotels.
First and foremost my thoughts go out to my friend and I hope he gets through this dreadful illness quickly and unscathed and is fully fit and smiling again and back by my side in the Summer."
Fish recently returned with his first single in six years, Blind To The Beautiful, taken from the album, ‘A Feast Of Consequences’, out now.
Fish Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Mon September 29 2014 - DURHAM Gala Durham
Tue September 30 2014 - PRESTON Preston 53 Degrees
Sat December 06 2014 - EXETER Phoenix
Sun December 07 2014 - BRISTOL Fleece
Mon December 08 2014 - WOLVERHAMPTON Wolverhampton Robin 2
Tue December 09 2014 - CARDIFF Globe
Thu December 11 2014 - NORWICH Waterfront
Fri December 12 2014 - LONDON Islington Assembly Hall
Mon December 15 2014 - READING Sub 89
Thu December 18 2014 - HOLMFIRTH Holmfirth Picturedrome
Fri December 19 2014 - LIVERPOOL O2 Academy Liverpool
Sat December 20 2014 - SHEFFIELD City Hall
Sun December 21 2014 - GLASGOW O2 ABC Glasgow
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