Squid cancel tour dates as a consequence of member being “concerned in accident” and struggling “a number of facial fractures”

Squid have cancelled their upcoming tour dates following a member of the band being concerned in an accident, the band have shared in a social media assertion.

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Earlier right now (September 3) the Brighton post-punks took to Instagram to make the announcement about upcoming exhibits in China and Malaysia. The band had been set to play a sequence of exhibits within the two Asian nations starting with a set at Sonic Jam Competition in Xi’an, China, on September 8.

Describing themselves as “extraordinarily unhappy” to make the announcement, Squid defined that “one in all us was concerned in an accident and has a number of facial fractures.” They stated they have been instructed it might be unsafe for the unnamed band member to fly, and that whereas that they had seemed into getting a substitute to fill in, “the character of our music signifies that that is very troublesome to rearrange at a number of days’ discover, and we might be unable to obtain the required work permits in time.”

They continued, “We have been massively trying ahead to enjoying in these new cities and assembly our followers who’ve been so supportive, and this final result may be very disappointing to us all. We’ll work to come back again and play these exhibits as quickly as we are able to.”

Over the summer time, Squid performed a sequence of exhibits throughout the UK, Europe and South America, together with a set at Glastonbury 2024. Additionally they performed North America earlier this 12 months to tour their second album, ‘O Monolith’, which was launched in June 2023.

NME gave the album a four-star assessment, calling it “a monument to daring creative development” and saying, “If Squid could make daring, experimental music sound as enjoyable as this, then they are going to take some stopping.”

In January, they launched one other observe, ‘Fugue (Bin Music)’, an outtake from the album which had been a stay staple of the band for a while.