Due to Ivan Moody’s recent surgery and ongoing recovery, Five Finger Death Punch has announced the cancellation of its remaining Summer 2023 European Tour Dates.
It had previously been thought that the band would return to touring from 12 June onwards however, to give Ivan additional time to recover, the band has made the decision to cancel the remaining three dates of its European Summer tour.
The affected tour dates are as follows:
14 June – Bucharest, Romania, Metalhead Festival
18 June – Gothenburg, Sweden, Ullevi Stadium
23 June – Aarburg, Switzerland, Summerside Festival
In an official statement shared across the bands social media plaform, Five Finger Death Punch said, “It is with deep regret that we announce the cancellation of the last three shows on our European run this summer in Romania, Sweden and Switzerland.
[info on Bucharest will be available as soon as we receive it]
Ivan was recently seen by his medical team and they have now advised him to rest and refrain from travel until the beginning of July. This is to ensure he makes a full recovery and can be ready to start the North American leg of this tour on July 21st in York, PA without further interruption.
We would like to thank Metallica for their unwavering support of the band and of Ivan during this tough time. We would also like to thank Floor Jansen and Epica for stepping in at such short notice to fill our spot.
Most importantly, though, we thank the fans for your understanding and patience. It is heartbreaking we were not able to play these shows, but we will most certainly return next year and we have a few other things planned too.
5FDP”
The UK Knuckleheads wish Ivan a speedy recovery and return to the stage ready to rock the bands U.S Summer Festival dates and beyond.