Talking of cancelling shows, which we kind of have, American indie types The Decemberists have cancelled their US tour, which kicked off this week, because an unnamed band member is ill. Said illness had previously caused the band to cancel a European tour.
In a posting on their website, the band say all of this: "One of our band members has been ill for a while but we thought all would be well in time for these tour dates. After a couple shows, though, it has become clear that the illness is much worse than we had initially realized. We need to return home so our friend can mend. It saddens us to disappoint our fans. We hope everybody understands it is only because of an extreme situation that we had to cancel a tour we've all been excited about doing since the idea was originally hatched".