Mogwai replace King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard at All Points East
nme.comMogwai have replaced King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard for this year’s All Points East. View the updated line up below.The Scottish band will join The National on August 26 at Victoria Park along with Perfume Genius, Lucy Dacus, Kurt Vile and more.The announcement of King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard’s All Points East replacement comes after the band cancelled their UK and European dates due to a “personal health crisis”.
The Australian psych-rock outfit had completed four dates on the run, with the most recent being a headline show in Prague on August 5.
Among their axed performances include a set at the POLandROCK Festival in Szczecinek, Poland, which was scheduled for August 6.“Unfortunately due to a personal health crisis we’re going to have to cancel the remaining EU and UK dates,” frontman Stu Mackenzie wrote in a statement shared to the band’s Instagram page.Mackenzie continued: “For the past decade or so I’ve dealt with Crohn’s Disease the best I can.
It’s a miracle we haven’t cancelled any shows in the past. But right now, my health is in really bad shape and I need to get home for some urgent treatment.“Being able to travel the world and play live music for people every night is such a privilege and I’m so grateful for the shows we were able to make happen in Ireland, Croatia and Czech Republic.
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