UK electropop outfit Metronomy have announced the postponement of their North American tour in support of new album Small World, citing financial strain and prioritizing their home lives after "an incredibly busy year of gigs and festivals." They will now come through Montreal and Toronto in May 2023 instead of next month.
The band took to Instagram to share the news, pointing out that "touring American is one of the most exhausting and expensive things a band can do," as well as noting that, "when you're a little older and a little wiser, you start weighing up the time you spend on the road against the time you spend with loved ones at home."
They wrote:
Dear North America and Canada…some bad news ☹️
We're very sorry to say that we will be postponing our upcoming October tour.
It's not something we do lightly, so in the spirit of transparency and decency! we want to explain why.
Touring in America is one of the most exciting things a band can do. Since our first US tour in 2006 we've loved every trip we've made out there. The cities are inspiring, the venues are always welcoming and the dive-bars unparalleled…and the people, oh the people!
At the same time, touring America is one of the most exhausting and expensive things a band can do, it's a very big country and you can easily spend months and muchos 💰's just playing a handful of the major cities.
When you're a young band, that time spent touring the states is the only way that you would want to spend it. But, when you're a little older and little wiser, you start weighing up the time you spend on the road against the time you spend with loved ones at home.
Right now, it doesn't make sense for us to come I'm afraid. We've had an incredibly busy year of gigs and festivals and now need to afford some of the same time and attention to our home lives.
We will still be playing at the WILTERN in LA and the Pepsi centre in Mexico. Some of the other dates have been rescheduled (tickets remain valid) and some have had to be cancelled altogether as no suitable alternative dates could be found (refunds should be automatic).
We want to apologise to all the fans who've bought tickets to see us and for the short notice of this news, we hope you understand that moving the tour really isn't something we want to do, but it's the most sensible thing for us to do right now.
Metronomy
Rescheduled Dates are as follows:
5/2/2023 New York, NY Avant Gardner
5/3/2023 Boston, MA House Of Blues
5/5/2023 Montreal, QUE MTELUS
5/6/2023 Toronto, ONT Danforth Music Hall
5/8/2023 Chicago, IL Metro
5/10/2023 Denver, CO Summit
5/12/2023 Oakland, CA Fox Theater
Recently, Santigold cancelled her tour outright, opening up about the "unsustainable" new reality facing touring musicians and saying she was "both sad and proud" to put herself first.
See the post from Metronomy below.
The band took to Instagram to share the news, pointing out that "touring American is one of the most exhausting and expensive things a band can do," as well as noting that, "when you're a little older and a little wiser, you start weighing up the time you spend on the road against the time you spend with loved ones at home."
They wrote:
Dear North America and Canada…some bad news ☹️
We're very sorry to say that we will be postponing our upcoming October tour.
It's not something we do lightly, so in the spirit of transparency and decency! we want to explain why.
Touring in America is one of the most exciting things a band can do. Since our first US tour in 2006 we've loved every trip we've made out there. The cities are inspiring, the venues are always welcoming and the dive-bars unparalleled…and the people, oh the people!
At the same time, touring America is one of the most exhausting and expensive things a band can do, it's a very big country and you can easily spend months and muchos 💰's just playing a handful of the major cities.
When you're a young band, that time spent touring the states is the only way that you would want to spend it. But, when you're a little older and little wiser, you start weighing up the time you spend on the road against the time you spend with loved ones at home.
Right now, it doesn't make sense for us to come I'm afraid. We've had an incredibly busy year of gigs and festivals and now need to afford some of the same time and attention to our home lives.
We will still be playing at the WILTERN in LA and the Pepsi centre in Mexico. Some of the other dates have been rescheduled (tickets remain valid) and some have had to be cancelled altogether as no suitable alternative dates could be found (refunds should be automatic).
We want to apologise to all the fans who've bought tickets to see us and for the short notice of this news, we hope you understand that moving the tour really isn't something we want to do, but it's the most sensible thing for us to do right now.
Metronomy
Rescheduled Dates are as follows:
5/2/2023 New York, NY Avant Gardner
5/3/2023 Boston, MA House Of Blues
5/5/2023 Montreal, QUE MTELUS
5/6/2023 Toronto, ONT Danforth Music Hall
5/8/2023 Chicago, IL Metro
5/10/2023 Denver, CO Summit
5/12/2023 Oakland, CA Fox Theater
Recently, Santigold cancelled her tour outright, opening up about the "unsustainable" new reality facing touring musicians and saying she was "both sad and proud" to put herself first.
See the post from Metronomy below.
