Tonight Alive quit international touring to prioritise their mental and physical health
"We are treating this as a matter of the heart, mind, body and soul..."
Australian pop punks Tonight Alive are taking a break from international touring for the foreseeable future so they can prioritise their mental and physical health.
The band took to social media last night to confirm their upcoming US tour in January/February 2019 with support acts I The Mighty and Doll Skin has been axed.
Confirming they will be taking a break from international touring, Jenna McDougall, Jake Hardy, Cameron Adler and Matt Best wrote:
“Dear Humans. It’s with heavy but knowing hearts that we have come to the decision to cancel our upcoming U.S. tour for Jan/Feb. 2019. Our touring schedule over the years has been demanding and truthfully the makeup of our entire reality. Reaching the end of a particularly turbulent year, we are seeing the need to address and prioritize our mental and physical health. So in the interest of personal well-being and professional longevity, Tonight Alive will be taking a hiatus from international touring.
“We are treating this as a matter of the heart, mind, body and soul and hope you can accept our sincere apology to those we are letting down. Despite the intensities of 2017/18, we have continuously felt the love, connection and support from you all. Thank you for exploring and expressing yourselves so purely and fearlessly in the Underworld era.
“We are inspired by you and immensely grateful for this chapter of memories. Please be kind to yourselves. We won’t be far away.”
The extensive North American trek was due to kick off in Garden Grove, California on 18th January and wrap up at Los Angeles’ The Roxy on 24th February.
Doll Skin wrote on Twitter: “Hey guys, we have some sad news. The Tonight Alive tour has been cancelled. Our hearts are broken that we can’t see you all soon, but all of our love goes to the Tonight Alive team. We have huge announcements this year though, and we are writing our third album. Keep an eye out.”
I The Mighty wrote: “Due to circumstances completely out of our control, our Jan/Feb tour with Tonight Alive and Doll Skin had been cancelled. Thank ya’ll for sharing your excitement with us about this tour though. While we’re bummed it’s no longer happening, we want to thank Tonight Alive for asking us to be a part of it in the first place. We’ll see ya’ll soon…’til then, Happy Holidays!”
Tonight Alive’s fourth studio album ‘Underworld’ was released in January 2018. They toured the UK back in March.