A Day To Remember’s UK shows have been cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The American pop punk band was supposed to fly over for a pair of shows at both Slam Dunk festival sites in Leeds and Hatfield, followed by shows in Glasgow, Cardiff and Nottingham. After the coronavirus outbreak forced artists all around the globe to postpone entire tours, the band rescheduled their UK and Europe shows with new dates yet to be announced. But yesterday a statement on the bands’ social media platforms announced that the UK shows would not be played at some point later on but will instead not take place at all.
“Due to the ongoing uncertainty of when events may happen, our Leeds, Hatfield, Nottingham & Cardiff shows have been cancelled & ticket holders will receive an automatic refund”, the statement reads. However, the band still seems to plan to reschedule the European shows, as the statement announces: “We’re still working hard to reschedule the rest of the dates and tickets will still be honored when that happens. If you have any questions about your tickets or refunds, please contact your point of purchase.”
We're still working hard to reschedule the rest of the dates and tickets will still be honored when that happens. If you have any questions about your tickets or refunds, please contact your point of purchase.
— A Day To Remember (@adtr) May 26, 2020
The ongoing pandemic has not only interrupted A Day To Remember’s touring plans, it has also put a hold on releasing their upcoming album. Speaking to NME earlier this month, frontman Jeremy McKinnon revealed that the release day is still uncertain due to the current situation.“It’s still up in the air, everyone obviously wants it to come out as soon as possible but we’re going with the flow here. We’ve almost got all the masters in, I’m expecting them any time now. We’re still trying to get our artwork done”, he told the magazine. The singer is aware that “that’s been annoying fans, but we have such a thing going. Every ADTR record has had these cool silhouettes that are unique to them and then, just because we were lazy and didn’t like people yelling at us, we just didn’t do it for ‘You’re Welcome’ yet.” According to McKinnon, about 30 or 40 songs have been demoed for the newest album.
And who knows, maybe this collection of new songs will make up for the cancelled shows, though it is a shame that we won’t have the chance to experience those new songs live (yet).
