Animals As Leaders have been forced to cancel their planned shows in Mexico, South America and Australia in light of a recent arm injury suffered by their drummer Matt Garstka. The progressive instrumental trio didn’t specify the nature of the injury, but did indicate it will require surgery to heal, thus necessitating the upcoming time off the road. Their statement, issued today, July 30th, reads:
“To our fans in Mexico, South America, and Australia,
We have some unfortunate news. We’re going to have to cancel our upcoming tour dates.Matt sustained a serious arm injury that requires surgery, and there’s no way we can perform without him.
Rather than leave things up in the air, we’re calling it now and putting our full focus into writing the next Animals As Leaders album. New material is already in the works, and we’ll have more to share soon.
We know this news sucks – especially for those of you who’ve been waiting a long time to see us live. Canceling isn’t something we take lightly. Thank you for sticking with us. We’ll make it back to your cities with new music and a set that hits even harder.
Respect,
Animals As Leaders“
