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London art-rockers Bloc Party have been forced to cancel their entire US and Canada tour, where they've been supporting emo superstars Panic! At The Disco, due to drummer Matt Tong's collapsed lung.
Tong, pictured, was admitted to hospital in Atlanta last week; initially four dates were cancelled - read here - but now they've had to quit the tour entirely due to their drummer's health.
Doctors have advised Tong not to play for at least two or three weeks. Singer Kele Okereke has penned a message to fans Stateside:
“We would like to apologize to all of our fans here who won’t be able to see us on this tour. We were looking forward to playing in a number of American cities that we’ve never been to before, however, Matt’s health is our number one priority right now.”
All cancelled dates are listed below. Bloc Party's second album, A Weekend In The City, is out early next year on Wichita.
November (refunds available from point of purchase)
16 Toronto Ricoh Coliseum
17 Rochester Gordon Field House
18 Lowell Paul E Tsongas Arena
19 Philadelphia Wachovia Center
21 Detroit Palace of Auburn Hills
22 Chicago UIC Pavilion
24 Minneapolis US Bank Theatre
25 St Charles County Family Arena
26 Council Bluffs Mid-American Center
28 Denver Magness Arena
29 Salt Lake City E Center
December
1 Portland Memorial Coliseum
2 Vancouver Pacific Coliseum
3 Seattle Everett Events Center
5 San Jose HP Pavilion
6 Long Beach Long Beach Arena
7 Glendale Glendale Arena
8 Las Vegas Orleans Theatre
9 San Diego ipayOne Center
