Frontman Yannis Philippakis has been on Twitter apologising to fans and declaring himself ‘heartbroken’ after Foals were forced to cancel South American and Mexican live dates this week.
Philippakis explained he is experiencing ‘serious problems with his voice’, and has been advised by doctors to rest. “Hola Hermanos / Hermanas in South America & Mexico,” he’s written. “I’m so sorry to say that on doctor’s orders we are unable to perform this week. We’re gutted and can’t begin to say how frustrating this is.”
“We were hoping it wouldn’t come to this but unfortunately I need 3 weeks off in order for my voice to fully recover. We love nothing more than playing on stage for you and it’s heartbreaking to have to pull the shows but sometimes health has to come first.”
“We know you’ll understand because you’re the best and we have rescheduled shows wherever possible.”
Those rescheduled gigs have been moved to July 2016.