“We aim to grow and return stronger for what is yet to come…” In an incredibly open statement, Parkway Drive have announced the cancellation of their U.S. tour to address some internal issues.
Parkway Drive have announced that their U.S. tour with Hatebreed, The Black Dahlia Murder and Stick To Your Guns has been cancelled.
In an honest and open statement to fans, the Aussie metal titans admit that the band has been taking a toll "on ourselves and our friendships", and they need some time now for "growth", in the hope that they can "return stronger for what is yet to come".
Read the full statement below:
“Dear friends, family and fans,
“This is something we never thought we would be writing, but we not only all believe you deserve an explanation, but we feel the need to communicate and connect with true honesty. Firstly, this is hard, please know we are fully aware that another canceled tour is not what you want to see from us, and for any expectations or plans we have messed with, we are truly sorry.
“We have been doing this thing called Parkway Drive for nearly 20 years. We started as kids and never looked back. It has been a wild ride, but over those years, the relentless nature of being in this band has given us very little time to reflect on who we are as individuals, who we want to be and the toll it is taking on ourselves and our friendships. It has always been 100% commitment or nothing.
“We feel the limit has been reached and we don’t want to fuck this up. The same devotion that we have put into everything before, we are now putting into processing what these 20 years have done to us. With this, we aim to grow and return stronger for what is yet to come. We know what we need to do and we humbly ask for your respect while we take this time for the growth that is needed. It has been said that it is better to burn out than to fade away. We do not want either, so know that our return will burn brighter than the past.
“Jeff, Luke, Ben, Jia and Winston.
“p.s. We are still focused and committed to our European tour, so that will go ahead as planned in Sep / Oct 2022.”
The affected dates are as follows:
May
8 Baltimore, MD @ UMBC Event Center
9 New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall
10 Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
11 Columbus, OH @ Kemba Live!
13 New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
14 Worcester, MA @ Palladium Outdoors
15 Montreal, QC @ TBA
17 Toronto, ON @ RBC Echo Beach
19 Atlanta, GA @ Coca-Cola Roxy
20 Daytona, FL @ Welcome To Rockville
22 Charlotte, NC @ Metro Credit Union
23 Cincinnati, OH @ Ovation
24 Ft. Wayne, IN @ Piere’s Outdoors
25 Chicago, IL @ Wintrust Arena
26 St. Louis, MO @ The Factory
28 Dallas, TX @ So What?! Festival
29 San Antonio, TX @ Vibes Outside
31 Wichita, KS @ Wave*
June
1 Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom*
3 Las Vegas, NV @ Theater at Virgin Hotels*
4 So-Cal, CA @ TBA*
5 San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield*
(* = no Stick To Your Guns)
Everyone at Kerrang! sends our best to the Parkway Drive camp right now.
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