The Fall have had to cancel dates in their US your after frontman Mark E. Smith was hospitalised with problems with his throat, mouth, and respiratory system.

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Performing as headliners in Louisville, the band had to cancel their first US performance in over a decade seeing as Smith was in no position to fly. The good news is that the Fall singer is on the mend, reports Spin.

The Fall’s manager, Pamela Vander, released a statement that highlighted that “due mostly to terrible timing, reality and a mix of bizarre and rare (true to form) medical issues” the band would not be able to perform. “Unfortunately it would be a gamble on his health to fly anywhere over the next couple of months.”


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The band, however, are planning on rescheduling the performances in Louisville and the New York show has already been shifted to later this year.

Vander concludes: “Your Lord and Saviour Markus E. Smith wants to let you all know that even though he can’t play live for a short while, the cabin fever is spitting out a new album already and new music is now (as ever) The Fall’s main focus.”

Earlier this year the band released their 32nd studio album, ‘New Facts Emerge’.

The album features a track titled ‘‘Victoria Train Station Massacre’ which was announced a week after the Manchester bombing in the foyer between Manchester Arena and Manchester Victoria station. The band’s label assured fans that the track’s name was an “unfortunate coincidence”.