Americana darlings Nickel Creek have announced they’ll sadly have to cancel a string of dates of their spring tour–in support of their first LP in nine years–in April. The ensemble comprised Grammy-nominated mandolinist Chris Thile, violinist Sara Watkins and guitarist Sean Watkins announced the postponement of the shows on social media and noted the postponements follow only one since their 34 years as a band.
“Nothing upsets us more than not being able to deliver a scheduled performance (which has happened just once before in our 34 years as a band), especially because as devoted concertgoers ourselves, we know how much goes into attending,” the band wrote. “We are deeply moved (and now further saddened) to see and hear the stories of how many of you were traveling/have travelled to join us at these shows, and will be doing EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER to make it up to you over the course of this year’s touring. We are so grateful for each and every one of you, and so, so, SO sorry about the news.”
They went on to describe the circumstances behind their postponements, sharing that Thile began the tour with a sinus infection, then caught the flu and did his best to power through it, which damaged his vocal chords. They went on to write, “[Thile’s] doctor, one of the country’s top voice specialists, says that he’d be risking far more serious damage if we proceeded and has prescribed a couple of weeks of rest and rehab.” They went on to thank everyone, including their fans, their crew and their management team – who are currently doing everything to make things amended as smoothly and quickly as possible and closed the message with hopes that they’ll be performing once again in late May.
The shows affected include a previously announced rescheduling set for Avondale Brewing Company in Birmingham, Ala. which will now take place on May 29; their shows in Nashville, Tenn., shows on April 27-29, which will now take place on Sept. 4-6; their appearance at Merlefest, and appearances in Charlottesville, Va., York, Pa and New York which rescheduled dates are TBA. For questions regarding ticket tickets, the band asked fans not to hesitate to get in touch with their point of purchase.
See the announcement announcing their postponements and statement below.
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New Dates
Nashville, TN – April 27 Rescheduled to September 4
Nashville, TN – April 28 Rescheduled to September 5
Nashville, TN – April 29 Rescheduled to September 6
Charlottesville, VA – May 1 | New Date TBA
York, PA – May 3 | New Date TBA
New York, NY – May 4 | New Date TBA
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