Irish post-punk band Fontaines DC have cancelled a string of tour dates in South America so Grian Chatten can receive “urgent medical attention”.
The band was scheduled to play at the Lollapalooza festival in Mexico City, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia, but they have had to cancel their upcoming five concerts due to the lead singer’s herniated disc.
Chatten shared the news on the band’s official Instagram account, writing in a story: “I am devastated to announce that, due to a herniated disc, we must cancel our show in Mexico tomorrow night and our forthcoming dates in Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Colombia.”
He continued: “I have been really excited to play these beautiful countries for years and it really hurts to be here in Mexico City and not be able to go on stage, but I have been advised today that I require urgent medical attention.
“We are very grateful for all your support and, with all my heart, I am sorry that I can’t play for you.”
As I write this, it seems like the shows have been canceled completely without any indication of the tour dates being postponed instead.
The band recently wrapped up a tour of Japan, Australia and New Zealand, and are due to embark a tour in North America from April through to May, though fans will have to wait and see whether Chatten’s injury affects those dates.
Later in 2025, Fontaines DC are scheduled to return to Europe and the UK for a run of huge headline shows and festival appearances, including a concert at London’s Finsbury Park on 5th July, Newcastle on 13th July, Cardiff Castle on 30th July, and Manchester’s Wythenshawe Park on 15th August.
Last February, the group put out “It’s Great to be Young,” which was their initial single following the summer release of their fourth album titled “Romance.
Bassist Conor Deegan III explained at the time how the song had been directly influenced by the birth of guitarist Carlos O’Connell’s child.
“It’s Amazing to Be Young is a song that was written in the presence of a newborn child – Carlos’s child. It sounded more like a lullaby or a music box then, but with the same lyric – ‘it’s amazing to be young’,” he told Stereogum.
He added: “The feeling of hope a child can give is profound and moving, especially for young men like us. That sense of wanting to create a world for them to grow up in happily. It’s a feeling that fights against the cynicism that can often overtake us in the modern world.
“So we wanted to declare which side we were on — it really is amazing to be young. We are still free, and want to make that feeling spread. We want to protect it for the others around us, and maybe in doing that, can also help protect it for ourselves.”
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2025-03-18 21:29