At The Drive-In have today confirmed that the rest of their North American tour is set to be cancelled; this follows At The Drive-In having cancelled their two last concerts in Washington DC and New York respectively.
However whilst fans are obviously disappointed, they can’t complain too much as At The Drive-In confirmed that the reason for the cancellations are injury to lead singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala’s vocal chords, so it makes sense to not risk any further damage.
At The Drive-In released a statement on Facebook reiterating this:
Apologies to all our fans in NYC that were coming to our show. Cedric has a health concern with his vocal chords and can’t perform this evening. It is not possible to play without furthering his injury.
Thank you for your support!
ATDI has a goal to be a band for a very long time and we don’t want to impede that in any way.
We will be back!
Tickets can be refunded from point of purchase.
Although fans are somewhat irritated as At The Drive-In cancelled their last concert on the 15th June in Washington DC due to Bixler-Zavala’s vocal chords, yet they still pushed forward with this gig in New York’s Terminal 5 venue. Drummer Tony Hajjar responded to this when talking to the crowd:
We feel horrible. Obviously we set up, we’re here. We sound-checked, and we couldn’t get to it and it’s not plausible for us to do a show. And this is New York, this means the world to us. Terminal 5 means the world to us.”
This is At The Drive-In’s comeback tour, having made sporadic appearances at festivals over the years since their first break up over ten years ago so the news that the rest of their North American tour is cancelled will be hugely disappointing to fans as this will have been the first chance for a lot of fans to finally see them live.
