My Chemical Romance cancel Australian tour, replaced by Jimmy Eat World

My Chemical Romance

My Chemical Romance have been forced to pull out of Australia’s Soundwave Festival after it was revealed that lead singer Gerard Way has been having throat problems.

Frank Iero, MCR’s guitarist said in an official statement, “While in the studio recently, Gerard started having some problems with his voice… At first we weren’t too concerned about it and thought it would pass, as these things usually do, but the longer it went on the more worried we all got so he went to see the doctor.

The good news is he’s getting the best treatment possible and is going to make a full recovery, trust me we couldn’t be more relieved… The bad news is it’s not gonna go away overnight and we have to do what we hate doing most, cancel shows. We are incredibly sorry for bumming anyone out by cancelling, and we hope you find it in your hearts to understand. We promise we will be back in Australia to make it up to you guys/gals as soon as possible.”

The band have been replaced at the festival, which is due to start 20th February, by US rockers Jimmy Eat World.

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