High Vis cancel North American tour after Graham Sayle undergoes emergency surgery

London punk heroes High Vis were due to begin their North American tour with Militarie Gun in just a couple of weeks’ time, but have unfortunately had to cancel the whole thing.

The band have taken to social media to share the news that frontman Graham Sayle has undergone emergency surgery after being admitted to hospital on Sunday (March 30). Thankfully he is “stable and recovering” now, but until he’s fully healed, they won’t be able to play.

A statement from High Vis reads: “We’re sorry to announce that after an incident on Sunday, Graham was admitted to hospital for emergency surgery. He is now stable and recovering, but sadly we have to cancel the upcoming US tour.

“Our thoughts go out to the other bands, crew members and everyone who was looking forward to these shows as much as we were. We will be back as soon as time and healing permits, but right now we have to prioritise his recovery.

“Thank you so much for the continued support, we could not be here without you.”

Kerrang! sends our best wishes to Graham and the rest of the band.

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