Cavalera have been forced to scrap their planned set at the annual ‘Hellfest Open Air‘ in Clisson, France today, June 20th, after being involved in a nearly deadly bus crash. The band said in a statement on their social media:
“Cavalera regretfully are unable to perform today at ‘Hellfest‘ due to an unforeseen accident yesterday. We are very grateful for the driver’s skills at preventing what could have been a deadly bus crash. The band is devastated to not be able to bring Chaos AD to this great festival and to the French fans. We hope to be able to return with our Chaos in the future. X Max & Iggor“
Igor, son of the band’s frontman Max Cavalera, has since indicated on social media that while the group escaped the crash without serious injury, they have been derailed by mechanical issues as a result of the incident.
Cavalera, led by the brothers Max and Iggor Cavalera, have been revisiting their past work in Sepultura amid their ongoing European/UK tour. That run has found them celebrating Sepultura‘s 1993 gold-certified fifth album “Chaos A.D.“. Further dates scheduled for that run include:
06/23 Gothenburg, SWE – Filmstudion
06/24 Oslo, NOR – Tons of Rock
06/26 Tallin, EST – Helitehas
06/27 Riga, LAT – Palladium
06/28 Warsaw, POL – Progresja
06/30 Lyon, FRA – Transbo
07/01 Montpellier, FRA – Rocckstore
07/03 Viveiro, SPA – Resurrection Festival
07/04 Lisbon, POR – Evil Live
07/05 Barcelona, SPA – Rock Fest
07/07 Aix En Provence, FRA – 6mic
07/08 Bern, SWI – Bierhubeli
07/12 Istanbul, Tur – Atakoy Marina (feat. Pantera & Bodysnatcher)
07/13 Sofia, BUL – Maimunarika
07/14 Belgrade, SRB – Dorcol Platz
07/15 Zagreb, CRO – Boogaloo
07/16 Leoben, AUT – Area 53 Festival
07/17 Vizovice, CZE – Masters of Rock
