The Chicago pop-punks, who recently released 'Shapeshifter', had been due to land in the UK in December for dates in Nottingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Newcastle, Manchester, Bristol, Southampton and London.
In a statement, vocalist Joe Taylor confirmed that the decision was made in order to focus on his mental health. Knuckle Puck recently removed support act With Confidence from their US tour after that band’s guitarist, Luke Rockets, was accused of sexual misconduct. Read Taylor's message below.
The past few weeks have been incredibly challenging for many in our community, including myself. Recent news has resurfaced some things from my childhood that had been repressed. Those experiences have had lasting effects on my mental well-being.
The realisation has been difficult to comprehend and challenging to work through. Due to it, Knuckle Puck will need to cancel our upcoming tour of Mainland Europe and the United Kingdom. This was not an easy decision, but it is the right decision to make. It has become clear that I need to head home to begin seeking professional help to work through what I have experienced. We do not expect future touring to be affected at this time.
We are going through an incredibly trying time in our music community. It is more apparent now than ever that the space any band occupies, including my own, should be a safe space for anyone and everyone. I want to take the appropiate time to make sure I am in a healthy mental space in order to be the best person I can be for myself, for those around me, and most importantly for those we perform to.
The rest of the band and I deeply appreciate any and all support you have sent our way and hope you will be understanding of my need to be at home for some time.
Joe Taylor and Knuckle Puck.
we will be cancelling our upcoming tour of europe and the united kingdom to focus on mental health. a statement from joe can be read below. we’re sorry for the news and hope you understand. we’ll be back before you know it. thank you pic.twitter.com/YYJydVBI0b
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