Ho99o9 and The Armed cancel North American co-headline tour

Ho99o9 and The Armed have just cancelled their impending North American co-headline tour.

The two bands were due to hit the road together throughout September and October, but have had to scrap their own shows (they’ll both still be playing scheduled festivals, though).

In their statement, Ho99o9 promise that right now they’re focusing on making their live shows “a better experience” for people, not to mention “currently finalising and focused on our third album”.

The Armed, meanwhile, state that “the domino effect of some cancellations beyond our control (weather, health, etc) in combination with some personal emergencies had forced costly, drastic pivots over the summer. This led to a financial situation that we were hoping to quietly outmanoeuvre in the background over the last couple of months. However, as the tour moving into pre-production has called for resources we simply do not have, we’ve had to face facts that our current scenario is simply untenable. We cannot, at this moment, bring you the show.”

Via Instagram, read both statements in full:

Ho99o9: “We’d like to inform you, unfortunately our fall tour with The Armed is cancelled. As y’all know we take our live shows very serious. We’re focusing on making that a better experience for y’all & currently finalising and focused on our third album. Bummer we won’t be able to cross paths this fall. Truly appreciate your patience.

“Tickets will automatically be refunded to purchasers. We’ll still be playing @aftershockfestival, @louderthanlifefest & @rollingloud. Hold each other tight & stay ready; 999”

The Armed: “This is incredibly painful to do. But the domino effect of some cancellations beyond our control (weather, health, etc) in combination with some personal emergencies had forced costly, drastic pivots over the summer. This led to a financial situation that we were hoping to quietly outmaneuver in the background over the last couple of months. However, as the tour moving into pre-production has called for resources we simply do not have, we’ve had to face facts that our current scenario is simply untenable. We cannot, at this moment, bring you the show.

“We know this is a huge letdown. Please know the feeling is mutual. This is easily the coolest bill we could’ve imagined and we were over the moon to bring it to life.

“Infinite love to the other bands, promoters, venues, booking agents and everyone who has been nothing but accommodating in trying to help us make this work, and understanding that we cannot. Again, extra thanks to all of YOU who pressed hard on the merch in the last couple weeks.

“We will still be honoring our obligations to the festivals and we are going to perform at them with the fury of a hundred billion suns. Seriously. Get ready to catch the most insane 3 pm side stage sets of your fucking life.

“To help us all vent, we will also be reinstating No Rest Fest this December in Detroit. More on this VERY soon. Ticket holders will be contacted by promoters about refunds.

“Please note that while this sucks shit, this is basic operating order and common behind the scenes stresses for bands like us. The finances of an indie band across the board are quite tenuous, and often dealt with in the aggregate. And one (or in this case, several) things going wrong often has consequences down the line. We seek NO extra sympathy. We apologize to you for the inconvenience. Countless peers are in very similar situations constantly—often handled quietly by a lot of elbow grease and cleverness. This is the unfortunate one that just pushes a bit past the breaking point.

“We will have MANY exciting things around the corner. We will see you again soon. We will never ever die. We love you all so so so much.”

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