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Rage Against The Machine cancel UK and European tour and Reading and Leeds festival after injury-Kim Novak-Entertainment – Metro
Zack De La Rocha was injured during a show last month.
Rage Against The Machine have cancelled a string of shows (Picture: Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Rage Against The Machine have been forced to cancel the UK and European leg of their tour, including performances at Reading and Leeds festivals after their frontman was injured.
The band had been due to perform a string of dates in the UK and EU but were forced to call them off on ‘medical guidance’ after Zack De La Rocha sustained a leg injury on the second night of their North American tour last month in Chicago.
The band confirmed the cancellations on their official Twitter account, telling fans: ‘Per medical guidance, Zack De La Rocha has been advised that the August and September 2022 UK and European leg of the Rage Against The Machine tour cannot proceed.
‘It is with great disappointment that we announce this cancellation.’
They added: ‘Rage Against The Machine will be finishing their run at Madison Square Garden on August 11, 12 & 14 and then Zack must return home for rest and rehabilitation.
‘The flights, travel time and rigorous schedule in the UK and Europe are simply too much of a risk for a complete recovery.
‘We are so sorry to all of our fans who have waited years to see us and hope to Rage again soon. Please contact your point of purchase for refunds to any headline shows. Brad, Tim, Tom & Zack.’
Zack had injured his leg in the middle of the band’s Chicago show while performing Bullet In The Head.
He had briefly left the stage with the help of the crew but later returned to complete the show sitting down on a stage monitor.
The decision was made to pull out of the shows on medical advice (Picture: Christie Goodwin/Redferns)
Zack De La Rocha injured his leg at a show last month (Picture: Patrice Lapointe/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock)
The singer told the crowd at the time: ‘I don’t know what happened to my leg right now. But you know what? We’re gonna keep this f**king s**t going.
‘If I have to crawl across this stage, we’re gonna play for y’all tonight. We came too f**king far.’
Rage Against The Machine’s cancelled tour dates are:
Aug 24: Royal Highlands Centre, EdinburghAug 26: Leeds Festival, LeedsAug 28: Reading Festival, ReadingAug 30: Paris Rock en Seine Festival FranceSep 01: Antwerp Sportpaleis, BelgiumSep 03: Hannover Expo Plaza GermanySep 05: Zurich Hallenstadion SwitzerlandSep 08: Malaga Andalucia Big Festival – Sacaba Beach SpainSep 10: Madrid Mad Cool Sunset – Espacio Mad Cool SpainSep 13: Vienna Stadthalle AustriaSep 15: Kraków Tauron Arena PolandSep 17: Zagreb Arena CroatiaSep 19: Prague O2 Arena Czech Republic
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