Placebo have made a major change to their schedule, cancelling two more shows on their European 30th anniversary tour after singer Brian Molko was diagnosed with severe laryngitis.
In a statement issued on Friday, the band made the heartbreaking announcement that their concert in Budapest later that evening and their show in Prague on Sunday had also been postponed.
The band already had to cancel gigs in Munich on Monday, November 9, and Vienna on Tuesday, November 10 at the last minute due to the illness.
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It read: ‘Brian was diagnosed with severe laryngitis last weekend and has been taking all the appropriate action as advised and prescribed by doctors over the past week but has very frustratingly not recovered sufficiently for doctors to allow him to perform.
‘On medical advice he needs more rest before he should sing without danger of long term damage. He will be assessed again on Monday morning.’ Brian and Stefan Olsdal said they were ‘heartbroken’ and apologised for the inconvenience of cancelling more shows at the eleventh hour.
They said: ‘We are heartbroken as we wanted nothing more than to play for you in Budapest and Prague this weekend, as was the case in Munich and Vienna, and we are so very sorry for the disappointment this will cause.
‘We know a lot of you have travelled from afar so please rest assured we will do everything we can to reschedule these shows and make it up to you. Thank you all for your kind words of support and well wishes over the past few days and for your patience and understanding at this difficult time.’
Fans have been told to keep hold of tickets and will be advised of rescheduled dates or refunds.
It comes after the singer, 53, suffered an epic meltdown on stage after catching fans flouting his ‘no camera’ rule at the Unipol Forum in Assago, Milan last week.
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