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The Psychedelic Furs cancel spring and summer North American tour dates over serious medical issue
The Psychedelic Furs have cancelled spring and summer North American tour dates after citing a serious medical issue in the band.
The Psychedelic Furs have cancelled their upcoming North American tours after what the band described as a “serious medical issue” in the group.
The London post-punk fixtures had only recently set out an ambitious run of dates across North America for the summer, with Living Colour lined up as support. Before that, they were also due to play a separate string of U.S. shows backed by We Are Scientists. Those plans are now off the table.
In a statement posted on Friday, May 8, the band told fans: “due to a serious medical issue in the band, the tour dates scheduled for spring and summer are being cancelled.” They didn’t offer any further detail about the situation, but did add: “Please accept our deepest apologies for the inconvenience. Refunds are available at point of purchase. More soon.”
The only date still listed on their schedule is a performance at the Darker Waves Festival in California on November 14.
That cancellation comes after a notable run of visibility for the band in popular culture. The Psychedelic Furs recently turned up in the fifth and final season of Netflix’s Stranger Things, where their signature song “Pretty In Pink” appears in the opening episode, The Crawl.
The band’s history still carries plenty of weight, and not just because of that recent TV placement. Thommy Price, the drummer known for his work with Joan Jett and Billy Idol who also contributed to Psychedelic Furs recordings, died last October at 68. Former band producer Dave Jerden also died last year, at 75.
Led by Richard Butler on vocals and his brother Tim Butler on bass, The Psychedelic Furs were one of the defining UK post-punk and new wave acts of the early-to-mid 1980s. Their reach widened further when “Pretty In Pink” inspired the mood and title of John Hughes’ 1986 film of the same name, turning the song into something even bigger than a hit single.
The band were active from 1977 until their split in 1992, then reformed in 2000. Their first album in 29 years, Made Of Rain, arrived in 2020.
