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Statement From Ben Folds On The Cancellation Of His Upcoming European Shows:
To my European friends, I have a right case of tendinitis in my left hand and forearm, and some nerve issues in my left wrist and thumb joint. This appeared as I embarked on my UK tour, and it’s not been subtle. I can’t even tie my shoes, and that’s not from the tequila. This, I’m told, will recover. But I have been advised by my doctor to cancel my upcoming European solo shows, rest and rehabilitate. I hate that personally, and I’m sorry.
As for the UK, I’m confident these are some of my best shows. The band accompanying me on the UK run is really special, and we’re ON IT. Having a band on the UK shows means I can work around the injury, because playing piano with a band simply doesn’t require an athletic left hand. If I didn’t mention this to you, you’d never notice, except that my shoelaces are untied. So we will stay the course to finish this UK run strong in Edinburgh.
But the trademark of my solo performances is a strong left hand, which I depend on abusing to create the full band sound. It’s my style. So the tour dates without the band scheduled after Edinburgh are cancelled.
It was a year of looking forward to this rare tour. Not to mention I keep stepping on my untied shoelaces.
My team is in contact with the venues where I was scheduled to perform, so you should hear from them soon about refunds and such.
Much love and apologies,
Ben
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Ohne Musik ist alles Leben ein Irrtum.