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.
Earlier at present (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 collection of exhibits within the two Asian nations starting with a set at Sonic Jam Pageant 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 mentioned they had been instructed it will be unsafe for the unnamed band member to fly, and that whereas they’d seemed into getting a substitute to fill in, “the character of our music implies that that is very troublesome to rearrange at just a few days’ discover, and we might be unable to obtain the required work permits in time.”
They continued, “We had been massively wanting ahead to taking part in in these new cities and assembly our followers who’ve been so supportive, and this end result could be very disappointing to us all. We are going to work to come back again and play these exhibits as quickly as we will.”
Over the summer season, Squid performed a collection of exhibits throughout the UK, Europe and South America, together with a set at Glastonbury 2024. Additionally they performed North America earlier this yr 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 monitor, ‘Fugue (Bin Track)’, an outtake from the album which had been a reside staple of the band for a while.
