The American singer-songwriter announced that she would add a UK and European leg to her ‘Don’t Click Play’ tour just two weeks ago, to support her forthcoming album of the same name, set to be released on August 22.

The tour was set to start in Los Angeles on September 3, from where she would continue her North American travels with 15 dates stopping in cities like Houston, Atlanta, Boston, New York and Chicago. She would then kick off her UK and European leg at London on October 25, before playing shows all around Europe through October and November.

Now, the popstar has told her followers that the tour isn’t quite ready yet by her measure. In an Instagram post, Ava wrote: “Pushing back my tour is [the] most difficult decision I’ve had to make, but when I perform for you, it has to be of a standard that I’m happy with, and it’s just not there yet.”

She went on to tell her fans that when she eventually comes back on the road, it’ll be an experience that meets expectations: “Being on stage is my favourite thing in the world. In order to put on a show that you all deserve, I need more time. I promise you all it will be worth the wait. I love you all and can’t wait to see you. SOON, I PROMISE.”

Fans shared their frustration with the cancellation. On Ava Max’s subreddit, users spoke of their disappointment:

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Her upcoming album, ‘Don’t Click Play’ is set to include her previously released singles ‘Lovin’ Myself’ and ‘Lost Your Faith’. While a full tracklist and features are yet to be revealed, the album artwork has been shared, showing Ava posing while holding a burning triangle, angled in the same manner as a play button.

The new album will follow up her 2023 project, ‘Diamonds & Dancefloors’ which reached the top 40 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Earlier this week, she dropped ‘Wet Hot American Dream’, an up-tempo synth-laden summery tune that came out just in time for the fourth of July celebrations. You can watch the new video for it below.

The first show at Oklahoma City’s Paycom Center on August 11 witnessed Glover debut many news tracks alongside some hidden gems that Glover had not performed in years. At the beginning of last month, September 8, Glover cancelled his show at the Toyota Center in Houston due to an unspecified illness. This continued illness led him to cancel the rest of the North American tour.

Tonight’s Childish Gambino performance at the Toyota Center in Houston is postponed due to illness .

Fans are encouraged to hold onto their tickets. All tickets will honored for the new show date.

— donald (@donaldglover) September 8, 2024

The ‘This Is America’ performer took to X (formerly Twitter) to postpone the North American tour to focus on his physical health, suggesting fans should “hold onto your tickets”.

hey everyone. unfortunately i have to postpone the rest of the north american tour to focus on my physical health for a few weeks. hold onto your tickets. ALL tickets will be honored for the upcoming dates in north america when they are rescheduled. thanks for the privacy.…

— donald (@donaldglover) September 9, 2024

This led to increased uncertainty surrounding the commencement of the UK and Europe tour, set to take place during November and early December.

After weeks of uncertainty Glover took to X to cancel the rest of his world tour in UK and Europe, whilst providing context to the cancellation. He suggested after undergoing hospitalisation and medical tests in Houston it was advised he prioritised his physical health before going back on the road.

He stated: “My path to recovery is something I need to confront seriously”.  

After my show in New Orleans, I went to the hospital in Houston to make sure of an ailment that had become apparent. After being assesed, it became clear i would not perform that night, and after more tests, i could not perform the rest of the US tour in the time asked. As of now… — donald (@donaldglover) October 4, 2024

Due to the cancellation of the tour, fans are being issued with refunds from the point of purchase.

This is a truly unfortunate circumstance for Childish Gambino fans. Back in July Glover spoke to the The New York Times to announce his newest album and his retirement from performing as Childish Gambino. This now cancelled tour was to allow Glover and his fans to bid farewell to his alter ego, Childish Gambino by championing Gambino’s artistry from well over a decade whilst showcasing Glover’s most recent album, Bando Stone and The New World. The conclusion to Childish Gambino’s artistry was marked by the release of ‘Lithonia’ in July, the lead single of Bando Stone and The New World, Gambino’s fifth and final studio album.

Therefore, Glover’s cancellation tweet pulls even more heartstrings when he concluded the statement, writing: “I want nothing more than to bring this show to the fans and perform. Until then, thanks for love, privacy, and support.”

When speaking with The New York Times about Childish Gambino, he stated: “It really was like, ‘Oh, it’s done.’  It’s not fulfilling. And I just felt like I didn’t need to build in this way anymore”.

His decision to retire Childish Gambino may come as a shock to many, but Glover claims it was somewhat inevitable given the way he is no longer interested in achieving chart success, instead wanting an “wide-scale album” which he would want to listen to.

The multi-faceted talent of Donald Glover does not stop with Childish Gambino but is instead enhanced by his abilities as an actor and comedian. Although the cancellation of his tour is disheartening, its rescheduling will be noted as an even more highly desirable event to witness.

Prices are continuing to soar for everything in this current climate, from food to shipping to tour buses this has meant bands have either had to rethink their touring obligations or just cancel entire legs of their tours altogether. It has affected other major bands such as Anthrax as well as many other acts. The band shared news of the cancellation via a statement on their social media which read “Due to previously unforeseen circumstances, including the recent cancelation of a festival, we are forced to cancel our fall Europe tour. Hope to see you all next summer. We’re sorry, and we’re here to answer any questions you guys have.” You can view the post in full below.

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— Ministry (@WeAreMinistry) October 3, 2022

News about the tour cancellation first came from organizers of the Damnation Festival in a Facebook post on the event’s official page, organizers said they had just received word that things were not going to go as planned. A post on the Facebook page for Damnation Festival stated:

“We’ve just been told, literally minutes ago by e-mail, that Ministry have cancelled their entire European tour due to a festival they were due to play on that run being cancelled without any warning. This is obviously a huge blow to Damnation, albeit not one that will have any impact on it taking place in Manchester in November. We haven’t really had a chance to digest the news, or even start to consider a replacement as yet, but we didn’t want our fans to find out via third parties, or worse, have Ministry fans buying tickets tonight when we know they won’t be playing.”

Hopefully this isn’t a continuing trend for much longer as fuel prices surely cant keep rising and Covid slowly becomes a distant memory otherwise it will be a long wait till we see some international bands arrive on our shores as even some bigger acts have struggled so it may be next to impossible for some of the smaller bands.

An important message regarding the planned upcoming tour dates. pic.twitter.com/iuZcxGWtrk

— Dead Can Dance (@DCDmusic) September 6, 2022

Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry planned to play 12 shows across Europe this coming October and then head to Canada and the US to play 17 shows in 2023, including stops in Washington DC, Toronto, Los Angeles, and New York. These north American dates would have been their first in over a decade, their only performance on the continent coming at 2013’s Coachella festival when they were on tour supporting their eighth album, Anastasis.

The band last played in Europe in the spring of 2019, playing a triumphant sold-out two-legged European tour, which ended with a spectacular show at Athens’ beautiful Odeon of Herodes Atticus Amphitheatre. The pair had initially wanted to return to tour the US and Canada sooner, but the pandemic forced them to change their plans. The ‘Celebration of Life & Works 1980 -2021’ tours were meant to celebrate the Aussies’ three-decade discography. The set list included “The Host Of Seraphim”, “The Carnival Is Over”, and “Yulunga”, some of their most famous and loved songs, up to tracks from 2018’s Dionysus.

Dead Can Dance got its start in Melbourne, forming in 1981. The following year, they moved to London. Through the years, their music has been categorised variously as, Neoclassical dark wave, world, ambient, art rock, avant-garde, gothic rock and post-punk. After splitting up in 1998, they temporarily got back together in 2005 for a global tour and then reformed in 2011 to promote their new album Anastasis.

Their eponymous debut album was released in 1981, All Music saying it was “as goth as it gets”. Their albums weren’t widely available till the early 90s, when their label 4AD made a distribution deal with Warner Bros. Records. The band’s sixth album, Into the Labyrinth, sold 500,000 copies, making them 4AD’s best-selling act. The pairs concerts are legendary, and many songs were only performed live, leading to a healthy bootleg economy. The duo has released two live albums, 1998’s Toward the Within, which had chart success, and 2013’s In Concert. As of now, no other information has been provided about plans to reschedule the 2022 and 2023 dates.

Unfortunately their touring plans where shelved with the band releasing a statement via social media: “Sadly due to ongoing logistical issues and 2022 costs that are out of our control, we have no other option but to cancel the European leg of our upcoming 2022 tour. We will however be coming to the UK as scheduled. Tickets can be refunded at point of purchase”. You can see the post in full below.

As reported by music news outlet The Consequence of Sounds it was suggested by some fans that the cancellation was due to low ticket sales. However in response to a fan who pushed forward this thought via social media Anthrax replied: “Rest assured, there were zero issues with sales. Check out the news over there for a few minutes. We absolutely adore the European fans and love playing there and are very sad not to come. It doesn’t work ‘example’ when tour buses double and triple in cost.”

Anthrax have just completed their U.S. tour with Black Label Society. Both bands played headline sets alongside special guests HateBreed, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Perseverance album. The set list on the tour included the addition of the John Bush-era track “Only”, which has not been performed live since 2011. “Only” originally appeared on 1993’s Sound Of White Noise, one of four albums Bush recorded with Anthrax during his 13-year tenure with the band.

The New Yorkers latest album, For All Kings, which features current singer Joey Belladonna, came out in February 2016 via Nuclear Blast and they celebrated their 40th anniversary in 2021 with a number of special activities and events. Formed by Ian and bassist Dan Lilker in Queens, New York on July 18, 1981, Anthrax was one of the first thrash metal bands to emerge from the East Coast and quickly became regarded as a leader in the genre alongside giants of metal Metallica, Slayer and Megadeth.

Anthrax have been active for over five decades, and have toured the world since 1984 playing thousands of shows, including headlining Madison Square Garden and playing Yankee Stadium with the “Big Four”. They have released 11 studio albums as well as being awarded multiple gold and platinum certifications and receiving six Grammy nominations.  There are still some tickets available for the UK Dates which fans can purchase here.

Tickets to our headlining club shows in Norway and Germany will be refunded. Contact your local promoter for details. pic.twitter.com/4FPZT9zKgt

— Bad Religion (@badreligion) August 1, 2022

The band also stated the following in the same tweet, “Tickets to our headlining club shows in Norway and Germany will be refunded. Contact your local promoter for details”. For UK fans this means their shows at the Rebellion Punk Music Festival 2022 in Blackpool on August 4^th and at the House of Vans London on August 6^th will unfortunately not go ahead.

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— Bad Religion (@badreligion) July 28, 2022

Bad Religion was formed by Greg Graffin, along with guitarist Brett Gurewitz and bassist Jay Bentley in high school in the Los Angeles suburbs in 1980 and celebrated its 40^th anniversary in 2020. They are regarded as one of the most influential and important bands on the West Coast punk rock scene.

Armed with ferocious guitars, pounding drum beats, insightful lyrics, and an unwavering desire to inspire and disturb anybody who will listen, Bad Religion has continuously pushed social limits and questioned authority and beliefs. The Band’s first major label release, Stranger Than Fiction, included some of the band’s most famous songs, such as the title track, “Stranger Than Fiction”, “Infected”, and “21st Century Digital Boy”.

Age Of Unreason, the group’s 17th studio album, was released in 2019. With tracks addressing various socio-political ills, including conspiracy theories, racist demonstrations, Trump’s election, the erosion of the middle class, and alternative truths.

The critically praised album presents a fierce and highly pertinent musical response to the times. Hard rapid beats, juicy hooks, and spirited choruses are a part of the band’s recognisable and influential sound. Yet, every new song still stands out because it uses composition, melody, and lyrics to tell a particular story that aligns with the band’s long-standing humanist viewpoint.

In December 2020, the band marked its 40 years of recording and performing music with Decades, an event at the Roxy Theatre in Hollywood, California, that the band streamed live in four instalments. The celebratory episodes featured live performance footage, interviews, and a sneak peek at their rehearsals for the anniversary show.

The band released their official biography, Do What You Want: The Story Of Bad Religion, in August 2020. The irreverent musical memoir stories their beginnings as teenagers growing up in the San Fernando Valley experimenting in their garage, they nicknamed “The Hell Hole” to the worldwide punk rock phenomenon they became.

Joining Graffin, Gurewitz and Bentley in this incarnation of Bad Religion are Brian Baker (one of the founding members of hardcore punk legends Minor Threat) and Mike Dimkich on guitars and Jamie Miller on drums.

The Grayshott musician, (real name Alex O’Connor) issued a statement on social media concerning the matter, stating: “It is with a great deal of sadness to announce that due to unforeseen personal circumstances, I am having to spend some time at home this year and I will not be able to continue with touring as planned…The UK/IRE dates will still go ahead this summer but Gunnersby Park in London on August 13^th will be the last show of the year. I am devastated to say that the Australia, New Zealand and European shows scheduled for September and November will be cancelled. All tickets will be refunded…This is the last thing I want to do. I love touring and I am so sorry to be letting anyone down. I look forward to getting back to it as soon as I can.”

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— rex orange county (@rexorangecounty) July 2, 2022

O’Connor released his fourth full-length record Who Cares? in March of this year, which landed him his first Number One album in the UK. The record was received well by both fans and critics alike, with NME saying in a four-star review: “Even if there is no clear breakthrough moment for O’Connor on ‘Who Cares?’, there is something to be said for an artist that is this consistent, and this committed to uplifting his listeners. These 11 tracks simply encourage his audience to draw those curtains wide, to look at the sun outside that window, to keep moving forward.”

You can listen to “KEEP IT UP” from the album below, and watch its accompanying music video.

O’Connor’s first foray into music under the Rex Orange County moniker was in 2015, when he self-released his first album Bcos U Will Never B Free via Bandcamp and Soundcloud. The album caught the attention of the likes of American rapper Tyler, The Creator, later leading to a collaboration between the two on the album Flower Boy, with O’Connor contributing vocals to the songs “Foreword” and “Boredom”. O’Connor has released four albums to date under the Rex Orange County name; Bcos U Will Never B Free (2015), Apricot Princess (2017), Pony (2019 and Who Cares? (2022). You can find the entirety of O’Connor’s musical catalogue on all streaming services.

The band went on to say: “We apologize to our fans who were planning to attend and look forward to performing in Europe again soon. Ticket refunds will be available at the original point of purchase.”

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The tour originally entailed a trip across Europe that would conclude with three UK dates and would see the band paying tribute to beloved Canadian prog-rockers Rush by covering their “A Farewell to Kings” record in its entirety.

In regard to their decision to cover “A Farewell to Kings”, bassist and frontman Les Claypool recently told the Nashville Tennessean: “We always joked that we were going to play ‘Hemispheres’ in its entirety. And then it was, like, ‘Well, maybe we should do something like that.’ ‘2112’ seemed a little too obvious. ‘Moving Pictures’ seemed a little too obvious. So, ‘A Farewell To Kings’ seemed like the right choice.”

Claypool also reminisced on touring with Rush, saying: “I was one of those guys as a high schooler, sitting in the audience … knowing every single note. Rush fans are very scrutinizing. They’ll tell you, we were one of the only bands accepted by the Rush crowd back in the day when we were touring with them. That being said, it’s very precious to a lot of people. We’re taking it very seriously. I’ll tell you, we’ve never rehearsed as a band this much in our lives as we did for this Rush thing. We’re doing it as close as we possibly can to the way they would do it.”

The band will still be performing the US leg of the tour, and for any American fans, more information can be found here.

Originally formed in 1984, Primus presently consists of bassist and vocalist Les Claypool, guitarist Larry LaLonde and drummer Tim Alexander. The group are known for their instrumental chops, tongue-in-cheek lyrics and general weirdness, once being referred to as “quite possibly the strangest top-10 band ever” by music journalist Robert Christgau. The group found mainstream success with their sophomore album Sailing the Seas of Cheese, with its lead single “Jerry Was a Race Car Driver” remaining one of the group’s most popular tunes, having gained a platinum certification less than a decade after its initial release.

Within the post the band wrote “For the past few months, a member of Massive Attack has been contending with a serious illness. We are pleased to say they are now in recovery. This process is positive but also challenging and ongoing, which unfortunately means that Massive Attack are not presently in a position to fulfil our live shows scheduled for May, June, and July 2022.”.

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— Massive Attack (@MassiveAttackUK) March 24, 2022

Fortunately, the post does elude to the member’s current condition. Stating; “We’re pleased to say they are now in recovery”.

At this stage, Massive Attack are still due to headline Connect Music Festival in Scotland for later this year. Alongside The Chemical Brothers and The National at The Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh. Between the 26^th-28^th August 2022.

Massive Attack will be prospectively taking to the Grand Parade Stage on the Friday Night. With The Chemical Brothers headlining Saturday’s proceedings before The National will Cap the weekend off the following Sunday.

The rest of the bill for Connect Music Festival 2022 is teeming with plenty of exciting talent throughout the weekend. With names such as; Bombay Bicycle Club, Jon Hopkins, Little Simz, Black Country, New Road, Moses Boyd and Bonobo among the packed line-up.

On March 15^th Massive Attack declared their plans to sell off new original artwork in aid of the victims of the Ukraine conflict. With proceeds all being donated to the Disaster Emergency Committee’s (DEC) humanitarian appeal.

Following the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, Massive Attack have also announced their publication of what they describe as; “an open resource to our industry the Roadmap to Super Low Carbon Live Music, commissioned by the band & produced by the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research – a specialist body that brings together scientists, engineers, economists, and social scientists to accelerate society’s transition to a sustainable low carbon future and avert climate catastrophe.”.

Reinforcing the band’s core beliefs for changes to be made to the carbon emissions caused both in and outside the music industry. They went on to say; “Massive Attack are committed to using whatever direct power or wider influence we have to forward these objectives.”.

Following the news detailed at the head of this article, we send our deepest sympathies and loving support to the members of MA.

I’m so bloody sorry but my focus now is on recovering and I’ll keep you all updated on how I’m getting on! Stay cheeky catch you soon pic.twitter.com/bPdSoICG9A

— Olly Murs (@ollymurs) February 25, 2022

but it means I’m having to cancel all my summer shows this year whilst I focus on my rehab. Refunds will all be available from your point of purchase and please keep an eye out for any emails from your ticketing agent over the next few days. pic.twitter.com/uqwHhamp3Y

— Olly Murs (@ollymurs) February 25, 2022

The singer provided the following statement concerning the cancellation of his tour, “I am absolutely gutted to have to cancel my summer tour this year, but unfortunately I’ve had to have new major knee surgery. I’m devastated I won’t be performing these shows, and can only apologise for any inconvenience caused. Rest assured I will be fighting fit for new music later this year!”

Murs’ tour was meant to start on 10th June 2022 with a performance at Belfast’s Botanic Gardens and included a set at London’s Royal Chelsea Hospital. The Essex born singer was then set to return to his home county for a performance at Norwich’s Blickling Estate on 12th July 2022. The twenty-one-date tour was then to conclude on 4th September 2022 at Stoke On Trent’s Trentham Gardens. The tour also included a performance at the legendary Edinburgh Castle on 8th July 2022, the set was part of this year’s Castle Concerts series.

The “Troublemaker” singer’s cancelled tour was to be his sixth headlining tour. Murs last hit the road in 2019 for the You Know I Know Tour. The tour was in support of the singer’s most recently released album, You Know I Know. The singer’s sixth studio album was released on 9th November 2018 via RCA and Sony, and garnered commercial success and peaked at number two within the UK album charts.

In other news, Murs was left wordless during this Saturday’s episode of the ITV talent show Starstruck. Within the show, the host was presented with three contestants who took the stage to pay tribute to the singer. The trio of Olly Murs lookalikes proceeded to perform the singer’s greatest hits, after the performance the real Murs appeared to be impressed. Murs told the hopefuls, “I’m lost for words, best team of the night, I’m lost for words. I’m absolutely sweating, it’s so weird.”

Further information concerning the cancellation of the tour and if the performances will be rescheduled has not yet been released. Fans who purchased tickets for the cancelled shows can request a refund via the platform used to purchase the tickets.