One other Sky have “made the extremely troublesome determination to cancel our upcoming tour totally”
One other Sky have cancelled their upcoming UK tour.
In August, the band revealed that their UK tour, slated to happen this yr, can be postponed to 2025 “because of unexpected circumstances past our management”. In a press release on the time, they wrote: “We’re working exhausting on securing new dates and can let you realize as quickly as we will. We perceive that is irritating information and hope that you simply’re capable of make it to a present within the new yr.”
Now, they’ve introduced that they’ve made the “extremely troublesome determination” to cancel the tour totally. All ticket holders will probably be absolutely refunded.
“On a human degree, we kindly ask that you simply respect all band members throughout this time. This determination has not been simple for us and was not made frivolously,” they wrote on Instagram yesterday (September 27).
They went on to say: “All of us adore this band and mission, and we’ve appreciated your assist immensely over time. Extra info will probably be coming quickly.”
The band launched their new album ‘Seaside Day’, the follow-up to their their acclaimed 2020 debut ‘I Slept On The Ground’, earlier this yr.
On the time of ‘Seaside Day’s launch, the band spoke to NME in regards to the monetary disaster dealing with many artists within the UK, and the way the wrestle to exist to create formed the file.
“COVID has modified my life,” singer Catrin Vincent informed NME. “I at the moment haven’t had wherever to dwell for a yr, with the UK housing disaster and making an attempt to be in London. I even lived in a van for some time.”
She continued: “It’s exhausting to maintain your self as an artist.”
Vincent went on to spotlight the problems British artists particularly face. “There are a variety of elements hitting us: like Brexit, the price of dwelling disaster. Most artists, perhaps not those you see doing very well, however we depend on low-cost methods of dwelling – from small locations in London, sub-letting rooms, too many individuals in a home, these sorts of conditions.
“Now that’s all gone, life prices much more, and individuals are having to work extra jobs. It’s actually exhausting to maintain your self as an artist. You depend on low-cost methods of dwelling since you don’t receives a commission correctly. Streaming doesn’t pay, TikTok has had a significant influence on the music trade, there’s an excessive amount of.”