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Monday, November 13, 2006

Bloc Party pull out of Panic! tour

Matt's collapsed lung means that Bloc Party unfortunately won't be able to continue with their Panic! At The Disco support slot. The drummer extraordinaire is on the road to recovery, but doctors have advised that he shouldn't travel or play again for another few weeks in order to give his lung time to properly heal. This message has been posted up on the P!ATD site...

We'd like to welcome Plain White T's to the next few weeks of the "Nothing Rhymes With Circus Tour". They will be opening up the shows beginning in New York through November 26th in Iowa. After that, Cobra Starship will be on the tour through December 9th in San Diego. We are as bummed out as you are that Bloc Party is unable to continue on the tour. Fortunately we found 2 great bands to take their place so we hope you enjoy. See you guys soon...

Also, Kele has this message for Bloc's U.S. fans: "We would like to apologize to all of our fans here who won't be able to see us on this tour. We were looking forward to playing in a number of American cities that we've never been to before, however, Matt's health is our number one priority right now."

Labels: Tour

¶ 1:29 PM

Comments:

there goes my sole reason to see the concert.

# posted by

Anonymous : November 13, 2006 9:21 PM

They could of atleast said "we wish Matt a speedy recovery" or something.

# posted by

Marv : November 13, 2006 9:26 PM

Now we all know for sure that Bloc Party and P!ATD were not meant to be after all... get well soon matt!

# posted by

Anonymous : November 13, 2006 9:43 PM

Bad news: I just called Artist Arena (who was handling the Marshals advance sale tickets) and they are unwilling to give refunds as of right now. Sadly, I have two tickets to both the Portland and Seattle shows that I no longer need. Hope this problem will be fixed. =(

# posted by

h.Lo : November 13, 2006 10:16 PM

Do they mean starting at the Rochest New York show, or the Madison Square Garden one? Someone please get back to me on this one ASAP.

My week depends on it! :(

# posted by

Storm&Stress : November 13, 2006 10:19 PM

Fuck!

So cruel for this to happen only 10 days away from the date I was supposed to see them. :(

Ah well, maybe next year.

I'm going to try and get a refund from ticketmaster, who haven't updated their site to show the cancellation.

# posted by

Omar : November 13, 2006 10:36 PM

10 days? Try 2 days rofl.

That's me.

# posted by

Disappointed fan : November 13, 2006 10:59 PM

this day couldn't get any worse.

i hate the world.

# posted by

christianallen : November 13, 2006 11:12 PM

A newer concern is... has Alwaysnewdepths gone?!

# posted by

Anonymous : November 13, 2006 11:23 PM

i feel for you american fans :(

was just gonna come and ask about and... so it's not just me.

# posted by

Anonymous : November 13, 2006 11:32 PM

i doubt that AlwaysNewDepths is gone... the billing prolly got messed up, it's happened before.

# posted by

christianallen : November 13, 2006 11:56 PM

A.N.D. is not gone. Just probably another billing problem. It'll all be fine in a bit. Don't worry abouti it. And ignore my past question, I was still in denial about the cancellations.

:(

# posted by

Storm&Stress : November 14, 2006 12:08 AM

From this post, I gathered that Bloc Party aren't going to be playing at ANY of the shows. Including mine and your's (Storm&Stress's). Please let me have assumed wrong....

# posted by

Anonymous : November 14, 2006 12:30 AM

No, Bloc Party will not be playing at any shows. At all.

# posted by

christianallen : November 14, 2006 12:59 AM

Are we sure the AND thing isn't to do with the leak?

# posted by

crafty bison : November 14, 2006 1:55 AM

Pretty sure. The only reason AND would be shut down is if everyone leaked the album on to there and I don't think any one did.

No, I think this is just a billing problem. It'll probably be back up within a couple of days. It's happened before.

# posted by

christianallen : November 14, 2006 2:01 AM

SHIT! that sucks for all you guys that still have to see the concert. But whatever is the best for Matt. really do hope he recovers fully and is able to play again.

# posted by

Anonymous : November 14, 2006 2:33 AM

yeah...the bill hasn't been paid for AND again - nothing to do with the leak! I'll contact the guy who pays the hosting if it's not up in a day or two

# posted by

James : November 14, 2006 2:42 AM

shit atleast you people get a head notice, i arrived at the stadium and found out the hard way

# posted by

Anonymous : November 14, 2006 2:48 AM

Really, the only reason I was going to the show. Now I get to see the Snakes on a Plane guys!!! Yayyy!!!! :( This sucks. Get well soon, Matt!

# posted by

Raul Santos : November 14, 2006 2:51 AM

Well.. this would have been my second Bloc Party show so I'm not entirely dissapointed...

Cobra Starship though? Hmmm, the tour just got even more confusing! WAH P!ATD what the *@#*! are you doing??

Anyhoo...

I want Matt to recover because he is one of the best young drummers around and that only comes once in a dog millenium.

# posted by

Anonymous : November 14, 2006 3:36 AM

Well, you dont get a refund, there's always eBaby. You shouldn't but it's P!ATD. Anyway I hope and gets back up soon, there are things I'd like to post.

# posted by

MTRN : November 14, 2006 6:05 AM

I REALLY hope that they reschedule the shows that they are missing in the new year and add some more CANADIAN DATES!

Baaaahhhh. I really wanted to see them, even if it was like 7 songs.

# posted by

Anonymous : November 14, 2006 9:03 AM

I'm starting up a AWITC fanspace but I'm not sure if I should say something here or wait until AND is back online and start a thread about it.

# posted by

MTRN : November 14, 2006 10:36 AM

i love P!ATD and all.
but what the hell?
wheres the
"we hope he's ok" or
you know.?
GAHHHHR.
have they no sympathy for he best drummer?
kashdhsadsad
fldshyfdfdsghj
well.
at least you guys had the chance of seeing them
im stuck in australia.
not that its bad.
CMON BLOC PARTY.
Australia needs you!

-dyz_./

# posted by

Anonymous : November 14, 2006 12:06 PM

=/ I was really excited that they're going to come back again! I missed them twice already. Well Matt's health is more important. I hope he gets well soon. Other than that I don't know what to do with the tickets.

# posted by

Anonymous : November 14, 2006 3:13 PM

I drove my very pregnant wife 3 hours on Saturday to see them. we were going to leave when panic started. The marquee still showed their name! we sat thru the replacement band (who sucked) before we realized what was going on...very disappointing.

Get well soon, Matt. come back to Virginia, i'll find a babysitter.

# posted by

Anonymous : November 14, 2006 6:58 PM

i agree to the last post. i hope you get better matt. bloc party needs to come to michigan asap though. preferable the breslin center in east lansing, mi.

# posted by

Anonymous : November 14, 2006 9:53 PM

"Ticket refunds will be made available at point-of-purchase."

http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/39672/Bloc_Party_Cancels_North_American_Tour

# posted by

Chris : November 15, 2006 2:03 AM

Went to the concert tonight and although I knew they wouldn't be there it was still sad to not see them. If it weren't for my cousin wanting to see Panic! I would have asked for my $$ back. Can't wait until Bloc Party comes back to the states - they put on a great show!

# posted by

Anonymous : November 15, 2006 6:30 AM

I'm already disappointed enough about not being able to see the band in Rochester NY, but I am learning now that refunds are not in fact available, as the website indicates. Both Ticketmaster, and the venue itself, have told me the promoter decided not to refund tickets. I think that's just tacky. Sadly, I'm out the $180 I spent on four tickets, and one of them was a birthday present for one of my best friends! The venue's box office people told me I should come down and try to sell the tickets to someone at the door, but I live 80 miles away in Buffalo. And I can't really convince my friend, who's celebrating her birthday, that an 80-mile drive down the I-190 and an evening of scalping tickets would be a fun way for her to celebrate. Too bad; the only reason we got the tickets in the first place was Bloc Party, not Panic! At the Disco. And now I'm gonna have to resort to doing what I always do when I'm pissed off...listen to Hole's CD, Live Through This.

# posted by

Anonymous : November 18, 2006 10:54 PM

It doesn't matter what those websites are saying. There are no refunds available. They're lying.

# posted by

Anonymous : November 18, 2006 10:58 PM

We only bought to see Bloc in Vancouver, B.C. and ticketmaster said no refunds since the promotors replaced bloc party...can't Panic or Bloc party help us get our money back?

We feel entirely ripped off and bitter with the promoters.

But we sincerely wish Matt a speedy recovery.

# posted by

Anonymous : November 23, 2006 3:55 AM

i'm the biggest mug of all. I bought tickets x 2 at twice face value. No refunds from those gangsters in stubhub.com. Just because I'm Irish doesn't make it ok to be a gombeen man...
Mike
I've lost 120 dollars on these suckers.

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