Lostprophets have announced that they are no longer able to play the Reading and Leeds Festivals. The warm-up dates preceding Reading have also have been cancelled. The cancellation has been caused by recording commitments - the band is currently in the studio finishing their second album, with producer Eric Valentine (QOTSA, Good Charlotte), due for release later this year.
Singer Ian Watkins said: "We were gutted once we realised we had to pull these shows. We want to make the best record possible and did not want to rush anything. Unfortunately these shows are at the final stages of making the record and we felt it was more important not to short-change anyone. When everything is ready, you will know it and you wont be able to get rid of us. Trust me, it will be worth the wait. At least you still have Metallica, so it's not that bad."