Amid their plans to release three more albums this year, the wildly prolific psych rockers King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard have announced the cancellation of their remaining UK and European tour dates due to lead vocalist Stu Mackenzie's "personal health crisis."
Mackenzie lives with Crohn's, a chronic illness involving debilitating inflammation of the digestive tract. He's currently experiencing a flare-up so severe that he needs to return home to Australia for "urgent treatment."
The singer took to the band's Instagram over the weekend to break the news, writing:
Hey everyone - Stu here. Unfortunately due to a personal health crisis we're going to have to cancel the remaining EU and UK dates. For the past decade or so I've dealt with Crohn's Disease the best I can. It's a miracle we haven't cancelled any shows in the past. But right now, my health is in really bad shape and I need to get home for some urgent treatment. I've always kept my struggles with Crohn's private. I guess I didn't want to be defined by it. And maybe I'm not defined by it, but I'm certainly dictated by it. It's [sic] looming threat has shaped almost every major decision in my adult life. I think about it and plan for it and around it every day. I know a lot of people deal with chronic illnesses. I'm sorry. It fucking sucks. Sorry to everybody who bought tickets, to everyone who helped make the shows happen, our crew, our management and agents. We'll reschedule the shows that can be rescheduled and there will be full refunds available for all the headline shows from your point of purchase on Monday. Being able to travel the world and play live music for people every night is such a privilege and I'm so grateful for the shows we were able to make happen in Ireland, Croatia and Czech Republic. Thanks for understanding and again, I'm SO sorry. Love Stu
Based on the location of the cancelled dates Mackenzie has specified, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard's 2022 world tour can hopefully be expected to pick back up for its North American leg in October, which will bring them to Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal.
As aforementioned, the band plan to attempt to reschedule the UK and EU dates where applicable, and will be offering refunds from point of purchase for all headlining shows.
See Mackenzie's statement below.
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard released double album Omnium Gatherum in April, following March's Made in Timeland.
Mackenzie lives with Crohn's, a chronic illness involving debilitating inflammation of the digestive tract. He's currently experiencing a flare-up so severe that he needs to return home to Australia for "urgent treatment."
The singer took to the band's Instagram over the weekend to break the news, writing:
Hey everyone - Stu here. Unfortunately due to a personal health crisis we're going to have to cancel the remaining EU and UK dates. For the past decade or so I've dealt with Crohn's Disease the best I can. It's a miracle we haven't cancelled any shows in the past. But right now, my health is in really bad shape and I need to get home for some urgent treatment. I've always kept my struggles with Crohn's private. I guess I didn't want to be defined by it. And maybe I'm not defined by it, but I'm certainly dictated by it. It's [sic] looming threat has shaped almost every major decision in my adult life. I think about it and plan for it and around it every day. I know a lot of people deal with chronic illnesses. I'm sorry. It fucking sucks. Sorry to everybody who bought tickets, to everyone who helped make the shows happen, our crew, our management and agents. We'll reschedule the shows that can be rescheduled and there will be full refunds available for all the headline shows from your point of purchase on Monday. Being able to travel the world and play live music for people every night is such a privilege and I'm so grateful for the shows we were able to make happen in Ireland, Croatia and Czech Republic. Thanks for understanding and again, I'm SO sorry. Love Stu
Based on the location of the cancelled dates Mackenzie has specified, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard's 2022 world tour can hopefully be expected to pick back up for its North American leg in October, which will bring them to Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal.
As aforementioned, the band plan to attempt to reschedule the UK and EU dates where applicable, and will be offering refunds from point of purchase for all headlining shows.
See Mackenzie's statement below.
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard released double album Omnium Gatherum in April, following March's Made in Timeland.
