Low cancel tour dates amid Mimi Parker’s most cancers remedy

Low have cancelled their forthcoming UK and European exhibits as a result of “latest developments and adjustments” in Mimi Parker’s most cancers remedy.

Parker, who fashioned the band along with her husband Alan Sparhawk in 1993, was identified with ovarian most cancers late 2020. She first spoke about her well being situation throughout an look on the SHEROES Radio podcast this January.

Per their official web site, Low had been scheduled to hit the highway this week for a string of dates together with Inexperienced Man competition in Wales (August 19), Helsinki, Finland (22) and Oslo, Norway (24). They have been additionally set to play at All Factors East in London subsequent Friday (26) earlier than heading to Join Competition in Edinburgh the next day (27).

Taking to social media yesterday (August 15), nevertheless, Low introduced that the gigs would not be going down. “We now have to cancel our upcoming exhibits this month in Wales, Scandinavia, England, and Scotland,” their assertion started.

“As a few of you already know, Mimi has been preventing most cancers. Latest developments and adjustments in remedy have made in depth journey unimaginable at the moment. Our hope is that she's going to reply to new remedies and be capable of play the exhibits we have now scheduled for the autumn, together with the Water Is Life competition in Duluth on September 4.”

It continued: “We're very sorry for the inconvenience of ticket shuffling and journey bills/adjustments. We welcome your optimistic hopes/prayers as we hope and pray for you all. Thanks. Peace.”

The duo’s tour dates for September embody a set on the inaugural Primavera Sound Los Angeles. You may find their full live itinerary here.

Low have already performed a run of UK, European and North American concert events this yr in assist of their thirteenth studio album, ‘Hey What’, which got here out in September 2021.

In a four-star evaluation of the file, NME wrote: “The voices of guitarist Alan Sparhawk and drummer Mimi Parker stay certainly one of pop’s most wondrous pairings, however right here the canvas on which they paint photos is broader and taller than ever earlier than.

“Low aren’t merely enjoying rock music gently and slowly: now they’re making an attempt to rewrite the language of the style.”