Sum 41 axe U.K. gigs
Sum 41 have pulled out of a joint tour with New Found Glory because of frontman Deryck Whibley's bad back.
The Fat Lip hitmakers were due to head out on the road for 11 co-headline gigs with their fellow rockers in the U.K. next month (Feb11) but they've been forced to cancel their slot over Whibley's ailment.
They will be replaced on the tour by The Blackout.
In a statement, Whibley says, "I feel really terrible about letting
down the fans. I injured my back and the doctors are saying that I
could be in a wheelchair. So, as much as I wanted to be able to do
it, I've got to look at reality, and for the first time I've got to
listen to somebody else and not just myself.
"We're all really upset about this; we've had such a great
relationship with our U.K. fans. We were really looking forward to
this tour."