Coal Chamber Postpone Tour Due Health Emergency, Issue Statement
Due to a latest well being emergency involving vocalist Dez Fafara, Coal Chamber have postponed their headlining U.S. tour, as revealed in a brand new assertion supplied to Loudwire for launch.
The tour was supposed to launch in Las Vegas subsequent week (Aug. 23), with particular friends Fear Factory, Twiztid, Wednesday 13 and Black Satellite.
Statement From Dez Fafara
Detailing his medical emergency, Dez Fafara writes,
With a heavy coronary heart, let me inform you a narrative about life taking a flip, I’m writing to you from my mattress.
I’ve been operating 6 miles each day, I’ve been rehearsing two hours each day in my dwelling studio and excited to hit the highway, I’m excited to get on a bus with my brothers and sister and my crew. I’ d by no means felt higher and as you all know, I fought again laborious after lengthy haul Covid tried to kill me.
Saturday morning I awakened and I used to be arising my stairs. I noticed flashes in my eyes. I handed out and my spouse revived me. My vitals had been by the roof, and I used to be sheet white and vomiting, and the entire world was spinning. Anahstasia known as 911. I ended up behind an ambulance and did 9 hours within the ER testing all my vitals together with taking X-rays of my coronary heart and lungs. My physician has suggested me to get a CAT scan, and till additional testing, I’m on bedrest and should postpone the tour. Our agent sprung into motion to rebook this tour for March 2025, and till we are able to determine what the fuck medically is going on.
We will see you in March 2025 on the Fiend For The Fans Tour. This tour postponement is surreal, I used to be trying ahead to enjoying with my band and connecting with followers, family and friends on the highway.
I wish to take a second to thank all people for his or her outpouring of affection and outpouring of calls and texts checking on me. It looks as if the phrase unfold and the entire business has been ringing my cellphone since Sunday; musicians, brokers and managers and I actually actually respect it.
My band has been amazingly understanding and name me hourly – I thank them immensely for his or her caring nature.
Kiss your family members, nobody is promised tomorrow. I’ll combat my manner again to be with you all onstage you might be positive of that as effectively I’ll preserve you all up to date on my socials as to what’s occurring. Apologies if this information causes you to rearrange your schedules to attend the live performance with us and I wish to say thanks prematurely. We are all really in the dead of night and I’m trying ahead to discovering out what’s occurring. HAIL.
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While, understandably, Fafara’s bandmates and different buddies on the tour want the tour might happen, all of them additionally acknowledge that well being comes first.
Loudwire needs Fafara a fast and full restoration.
Coal Chamber’s Rescheduled Tour Dates
Coal Chamber, who reunited in 2022, had been gearing up for month-long trek from Aug. 23 by Sept. 29 with an look at Aftershock Festival booked for Oct. 12.
The group hasn’t carried out within the U.S. since September of final 12 months and final wrapped up a short Australian run again in February. Now, they’re trying
See the entire rescheduled dates beneath and get tickets at Coal Chamber’s web site. All beforehand bought tickets can be honored.
Coal Chamber Rescheduled 2025 Tour Dates
March 05 – Denver, Colo. @ Summit
March 07 – Las Vegas, Nev. @ House of Blues
March 08 – Anaheim, Calif. @ House of Blues
March 09 – Tempe, Ariz. @ The Marquee Theatre
March 11 – San Antonio, Texas @ The Aztec Theatre
March 12 – Houston, Texas @ House of Blues
March 14 – Dallas, Texas @ House of Blues
March 15 – Fort Worth, Texas @ Tannerhill’s Tavern & Music Hall
March 19 – Orlando, Fla. @ Hard Rock Live
March 22 – Newport, Ky. @ Mega Corp. Pavillion
March 23 – Columbus, Ohio @ Kemba Live
March 25 – Norfolk, Va. @ NorVa
March 28 – Sayreville, N.J. @ Starland Ballroom
March 29 – Harrisburg, Pa. @ HMAC
March 30 – Boston, Mass. @ Big Night Live
April 04 – Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Roxian Theater
April 05 – Cleveland, Ohio @ Agora Ballroom
April 09 – Ft. Wayne, Ind. @ Piere’s Entertainment Center
April 11 – Flint, Mich. @ The Machine Shop
April 12 – Flint, Mich. @ The Machine Shop
April 13 – Chicago, Ill. @ Concord Music Hall
April 15 – Sauget, Ill. @ Pop’s
April 16 – Milwaukee, Wis. @ The Rave
April 18 – Maplewood, Minn. @ Myth Live
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