It's hard to believe that is has already been 20 years since Chicago Nu Metal band Disturbed released their legendary hit album The Sickness. Produced by the incredibly talented, and genuinely cool Johnny K right here in the windy city, this debut album launched our Chicago brothers into the stratosphere and it makes sense that the band really wanted to do a special anniversary tour to commemorate the albums release. It looks like this simply not going to happen.
This is from yesterday's announcement.
"Disturbed Ones - It is with great disappointment that we must announce the cancellation of The Sickness 20th Anniversary Tour dates that were rescheduled for this summer. We, like all of you, were very much looking forward to rocking out together again, after a year’s delay. We’ve waited to see if we could play the shows and by now, we had hoped there would be more clarity and a clearer direction as how to make this possible.
Unfortunately, as the tour takes us to different cities and states with a variety of unclear restrictions, it becomes unfeasible to move forward. We felt waiting any longer and canceling last minute, especially after you all have waited this long, would be unfair. For those who purchased tickets, there is nothing further you need to do – refunds will automatically be issued at your point of purchase.
We want to thank all our fans for your wonderful support, and we look forward to the time when we can all be together."
The expense and logistics of planning and executing a tour on this level is considerable. While none of us wish to hear it, It does makes sense that with so much still in limbo around the country in regards to live music restrictions, that the wisest choice is to call the tour of and wait until a clearer picture of live music is available.
and to be very clear here.. coming from a native Chicago rock radio personality and Disturbed fan... IT IS ABOUT DAMN TIME THAT A CHICAGO ROCK STATION STARTED PLAYING THIS AWESOME BAND!!!!!
written by Patrick Capone