Shinedown cancel 2022 European tour except UK dates
They have blamed "economic and logistical" issues
Shinedown have cancelled their mainland European tour due to “economic and logistical” issues.
Brent Smith, Barry Kerch, Zach Myers and Eric Bass issued a statement apologising to their European fans but confirming that their November and December dates in the UK will still be going ahead.
Supported by Asking Alexandria and Zero 9:36, the UK leg of the Planet Zero World Tour opens at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena and calls in at Manchester O2 Apollo, Nottingham Motorpoint Arena, Glasgow O2 Academy and London OVO Arena Wembley.
The axed European trek was due to visit venues in France, Germany, The Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Czech Republic, Poland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland.
Over the past year, Halestorm and Anthrax both cancelled their respective European tours but they went ahead with their UK shows.
Shinedown’s full statement reads: “To our friends in Europe – we wanted to five you the message directly from the 4 of us in the band.
“As most of you know, we’re not a band who cancels shows, we can think of maybe twice that we’ve done it in our 20 year career. That’s what makes this decision very difficult. We were very much looking forward to touring Europe with our friends Asking Alexandria and ZERO 9:36. Alas, the economic and logistical side of touring currently in Europe are growing too heavy for us to be able to make this feasible at this present time. With that being said, we’ve made this difficult yet decision. We can’t put into words how much it sucks to have to cancel shows. We’re very much looking forward to coming back very soon and making this up to you.
“Our goal as a band has always been to come over to Europe and bring the show that you all see on videos and photos from what we’ve ben able to build in other parts of the world. We will still strive to do just that.
“To our friends in the UK, we will still be able to make these shows happen and are very much looking forward to them.
“These decisions are never made lightly especially with this band. We love you and we love touring Europe, and we WILL be back!
“Respectfully and with love, Shinedown”
Shinedown's seventh studio album 'Planet Zero' charted at Number 4 in the UK when it was released in July.
Shinedown’s UK tour dates:
NOVEMBER 2022
Cardiff Motorpoint Arena – Sat 26th
Manchester O2 Apollo – Sun 27th
Nottingham Motorpoint Arena – Tue 29th
Glasgow O2 Academy – Wed 30th
DECEMBER 2022
London OVO Wembley Arena – Thu 1st