Arch Enemy postpone tour

Arch Enemy have been forced to postpone their upcoming UK tour due to air restrictions imposed following the April 14 eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano, which spread a potentially dangerous cloud of ash over the British Isles and a large part of Europe.

"As we all know, it's been a tough time in Europe with the volcanic ash shutting down airspace in 23 countries and causing travel misery for millions of people," said the band in an official statement. "One minute airports are open - the next they are not. We are determined to make these shows work but don't want to disappoint our fans, so it has been mutually agreed upon that the best way forward is to postpone the UK dates 'til November.

"It's important to make it clear that this is not a cancellation," they added. "We just have to move the tour to a different time. Sorry again to all who planned to attend. Hope to see you in November!"

The rescheduled dates are as follows:

November
23 Manchester, Academy 2
24 Glasgow, Garage
25 Wolverhampton, Wulfrun Hall
27 London, The Forum

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Posted by Dan at 11:45AM | April 22, 2010

But the airspace is open now.

Posted by M | April 22, 2010 12:30 PM | Reply to this

But there's a massive backlog of people to get through first. They probably can't fly (or ferry) themselves and all of their equipment out here in time.

Posted by Kam | April 22, 2010 1:04 PM | Reply to this

punk,emo or anything else couldnt stops metal apart from ash . but to be fair to them it would be very hard for the to get over in time but hope they do and i can some how get a ticket

Posted by cahir | April 22, 2010 6:45 PM | Reply to this