Girl Band cancel tour of UK and Europe citing "health issues"
Irish noisemakers Girl Band have been forced to cancel their upcoming UK and European tour.
Writing on Facebook the band apologise and explain the reasons behind the cancellations:
"We are extremely sorry to announce that due to health issues we have to pull all upcoming shows in January, February and March.
"We really appreciate people's patience with this and whilst we are unable to tour at present, we do hope to perform some shows throughout the year. Thanks to everyone who bought tickets, who put on the shows and everyone's support in general, it means a lot to us.
"Refunds on tickets available at point of purchase."
The 1 April shows at Dublin's Vicar Street is unaffected.
Girld Band released their debut record Holding Hands With Jamie last year.
The affected dates are as follows:
January
29 - Paris, Petit Bain
February
16 - Amsterdam, Bitterzoet
17 - Antwerp, TRIX Centrum voor Muziek
19 - Stowmarket, John Peel Centre for Creative Arts
20 - Brighton, Concorde 2
22 - Birmingham, Hare & Hounds
23 - Hebden Bridge, The Trades Club
24 - Liverpool, Buyers Club Music
26 - Aberdeen, The Tunnels
27 - Edinburgh, Summerhall
29 - London, Village Underground
March
1 - Bristol, Exchange
04 - Istanbul, Salon IKSV
11 - Athens, Gagarin 205
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