Cage the Elephant cancel European tour after guitarist suffers brutal leg harm on stage
Cage the Elephant have been compelled to cancel their tour of Britain and Europe after their guitarist suffered a severe leg harm on stage. The band has been on the street supporting their newest album, Social Cues.
Based on an announcement from the band, guitarist Nick Bockrath sustained what seems like a brutal harm whereas performing on the Netherland’s Pinkpop competition. Bockrath apparently ruptured his PCL, tore his ACL, broken his meniscus, and fractured his tibia. Cringe.
Apparently, Cage the Elephant and Bockrath tried taking part in via the harm fairly than cancel the tour, however after two reveals, it grew to become clear medical consideration was wanted. He “requires rapid surgical procedure” and is at present beneath skilled care.
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The six canceled gigs embody the band’s scheduled look at Isle of Wight Competition. Refunds for all of the non-festival dates might be issued on the level of sale.
Hopefully Bockrath can get again on his ft (too quickly?) previous to Cage the Elephant’s extremely anticipated “Evening Working Tour” with Beck and Spoon. These dates are set for July and August, so fingers crossed for a speedy restoration.
Discover Cage the Elephant’s full itinerary, together with the canceled dates, beneath their full assertion forward. You’ll be able to nonetheless discover tickets to their scheduled reveals right here.
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— Cage The Elephant (@CageTheElephant) June 12, 2019
Cage the Elephant 2019 Tour Dates:
06/12 – Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg
06/14 – London, UK @ Heaven
06/15 – Isle of Wight, UK @ Isle of Wight Competition
06/17 – Edinburgh, UK @ The Liquid Room
06/18 – Birmingham, UK @ O2 Institute
06/20 – Paris, FR @ Bataclan
07/11 – Ridgefield, WA @ Daylight Provide Amphitheater *^
07/13 – George, WA @ The Gorge *^
07/16 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheater *^
07/17 – Irvine, CA @ 5 Level Amphitheater *^
07/19 – Las Vegas, NV @ Park Theater *^
07/20 – Chula Vista, CA @ North Island Credit score Union Amphitheatre *^
07/21 – Phoenix, AZ @ Ak-Chin Pavilion *^
07/23 – Denver, CO @ Fiddler’s Inexperienced Amphitheater *^
07/26 – Austin, TX @ Austin 360 Amphitheater *#
07/27 – Dallas, TX @ The Dos Equis Pavilion *#
07/28 – Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion *#
07/30 – St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood On line casino Amphitheater *#
07/31 – Chicago, IL @ Huntington Financial institution Pavilion at Northerly Island *#
08/02 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Heart *#
08/03 – Detroit, MI @ DTE Vitality Music Theater *#
08/04 – Indianapolis, IN @ Ruoff Dwelling Mortgage Music Heart *#
08/11 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage *&
08/12 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Heart *&
08/13 – Darien Heart, NY @ Darien Lake Amphitheater *&
08/15 – Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Heart *&
08/16 – Gilford, NH @ Financial institution of New Hampshire *&
08/17 – New York, NY at Forest Hill Stadium *
08/20 – Holmdel, NJ at PNC Financial institution Arts Heart *&
08/21 – Camden, NJ at BB&T Pavilion *&
08/22 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Submit Pavilion *&
08/24 – Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit score Union Music Park *&
08/25 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion *&
08/27 – Birmingham, AL @ Oak Mountain Amphitheatre *&
08/29 – Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit score Union Amphitheatre *&
08/30 – West Palm Seashore, FL @ Coral Sky Amphitheatre *&
09/20 – Las Vegas, NV @ iHeartRadio Music Competition
10/19 – Monterrey, MX @ Tecate Reside Out Competition
* = w/ Beck and Spoon
^ = w/ Starcrawler
# = w/ Wild Belle
& = w/ Sunflower Bean
Under, revisit Cage guitarist Brad Shultz’s look on Kyle Meredith with… from earlier this yr, by which he focus on the rock group’s newest album.
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