Ben Folds has had to postpone his UK tour, due to start tomorrow in Leicester, due to illness. A respiratory infection means that Folds is unable to travel, perform or sing for at least a month.
The dates have been rescheduled for June 2005. Original tickets will be valid for the rescheduled shows and refunds will be available at the point of sale.
Speaking about the cancellation, Ben Folds said: "I am very sorry and disappointed to have had to reschedule my UK tour. Rarely in my career have I had to do this. I take missing a show very seriously, but in this case I had no choice, I've got a nice respiratory infection. I'm sorry I'm not there right now and I hope this whole thing doesn't screw up anyone's schedule too badly."
The rescheduled dates are:
June 2005
1st London Barbican
2nd Brighton Dome
7th Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
8th Dublin Vicar Street
10th Southampton Guildhall
11th Manchester Lowry
13th Sheffield Octagon
14th Leicester De Montfort Hall
16th Cambridge Corn Exchange
17th Warwick Arts Centre
Illness forces Ben Folds to reschedule dates to 2005
Illness forces Ben Folds to reschedule dates to 2005
Worst of all, there wasn't a date that near me so I went for Warwick (two and a half hours away) because it was a Saturday. Hotel booked and everything. The new date's a Friday.
I had four gigs this month. Apart from Silver Sun, which went fantastically well, the other three have been postponed to January, March, and June. Still, I was broke this month so I'll stop whinging.
Illness forces Ben Folds to reschedule dates to 2005
bugger
bugger
.. but get well soon Mr Folds.
Illness forces Ben Folds to reschedule dates to 2005
Illness forces Ben Folds to reschedule dates to 2005