New York, Oct 08: U.K. rock quartet Supergrass has canceled its remaining U.S. tour dates, after singer/guitarist Gaz Coombes and his keyboardist brother, Rob, returned to the U.K. due to a serious family illness, a spokesperson said. The group was scheduled to play Washington, D.C. Tuesday, Brooklyn, N.Y. Wednesday, and the final two dates on Radiohead's North American tour (Oct. 9-10) in New York. Refunds for the Washington, D.C., and Brooklyn shows are available at points of purchase. Former Pavement frontman Stephen Malkmus will now open the Radiohead New York shows, reprising his support duties from the first leg of the trek.
Supergrass is also scheduled to play at the Heineken Festival on Oct. 17 in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, as well as the Rocket Festival in Hong Kong on Oct. 25, but the status of those appearances is unknown at deadline.
The group is touring in support of its latest Island album, "Life on Other Planets."
Bureau Report