Mastodon recently returned from Europe after playing in some festivals over there and were planning to return with a headlining tour this August but the band have cancel all their dates in Europe and their appearance at Heavy MTL due to what a press release calls “personal family matters.”The band will continue their plans to tour in Latin America late September and have postponed their appearance in Iceland that was to have taken place on September 5th to December 5th.
It’s unfortunate that family matters have led to the band having to take some time off. While not being specific about who in particular, the band’s last album Once More ‘Round the Sun, was inspired by the deaths of some of their friends. 2009’s Crack the Skye was written about drummer/vocalist Brann Dailor’s sister, who committed suicide at the age of 14. Here’s hoping that the time off recharges the band and that whatever personal family matters the band’s taking time off for are resolved.
The affected dates are as follows:
Aug 7 Montreal, QC Heavy Montreal Fest
Aug 12 Oslo, NOR
Aug 14 Dinkelsbuehl, GER Summer Breeze Fest
Aug 15 Hamburg, GER Elb-Riot Festival
Aug 16 Dornbirn, AUT Bregenz Conrad Sohm
Aug 18 Cologne, GER Essigfabrik
Aug 19 Berlin, GER
Aug 20 Charleville Mezieres, FRA Cabaret Vert
Aug 21 Hasselt, BEL
Aug 25 St. Petersburg, RUS SKK Arena (w/ Metallica)
Aug 27 Moscow, RUS Olympysky (w/ Metallica)
Aug 29 Reading, ENG Reading Festival (The Pit Stage)
Aug 30 Leeds, ENG
Aug 31 Istanbul, TUR 100% Metal Headbangers
Sept 2 Thessaloniki, GRE Principal Theater Club
Sept 3 Athens, GRE
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