“We wish we were here with better news," admit Enter Shikari as they cancel both legs of their planned North American tour in June and October.
Enter Shikari have had to cancel their entire US and Canadian tour over “ongoing visa issues”.
The band were supposed to play a run of shows across North America next month, which included shows on Warped Tour, followed by a second leg in October.
“We wish we were here with better news,” the band write in a statement posted to their Instagram. “Unfortunately, despite best efforts at our end, due to ongoing visa issues that look extremely unlikely to be sorted before some massive financial decisions need to be made, we’re in the position where we have to cancel both legs of the planned touring in North America this year, along with our Warped Tour and Summerfest appearances.
“If you know us, you’ll know that this isn’t a decision taken lightly and we’re gutted that we’re not able to be with you in 2026. We’re already starting the process of trying to make plans for 2027 but, with uncertainty around timeframes getting visas secured, we did not want to simply postpone and reschedule these shows, hence full cancellation and refunding of ticket purchases.”
“Once again, we apologise for this situation which is out of our control, and we thank you for your continued support. We were really looking forward to bringing Lose Your Self to you, and we hope to have better news regarding that sooner rather than later.”
“Thank you. ES.”
Boston Manor, who were booked to open for Shikari alongside Initiate on the June shows, have also shared a statement.
“Unfortunately due to Enter Shikari’s visa issues, our upcoming US tour is now cancelled,” they write.
“We were very excited to be back over there playing shows, sorry to those who were looking forward to seeing us.
“We will still be playing all our scheduled Warped Tour appearances.
“This has obviously been quite a financial hit for the band, if you feel like picking up any merch, that would really help us out.
“We will be back in the USA sooner than you think… signing up to mailing list for info.
“Your friends, BM x”
Boston Manor will be playing at Slam Dunk next weekend and Enter Shikari will be on tour across the UK and Europe later this year with Holding Absence and The Callous Daoboys.
Enter Shikari UK tour with Holding Absence and The Callous Daoboys
November
13 Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
14 Cardiff Utilita Arena
15 Hull Connexin Live
18 Glasgow Hydro
19 Manchester Co-op Live
20 London Alexandra Palace
21 London Alexandra Palace
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