Dublin band Lankum‘s great fourth album, 2023’s False Lankum, has been their biggest breakthrough yet, showing up on tons of year end lists. They had a run of Europe and UK shows lined up for 2024, but they’ve now cancelled most of their planned February run in France, citing “ongoing personal circumstances” that “are not compatible with touring multiple dates and cities.” “For the rest of 2024,” they continue, “we will reluctantly only be available for one off concerts.”
The band emphasizes that they will continue to play shows and say they “are not planning any further cancellations this year.” See their full statement below.
LANKUM’S STATEMENT ON CANCELLED FRANCE SHOWS
Over the past year, we have cancelled a number of tours and concerts due to ongoing personal circumstances affecting the band. These circumstances are not compatible with touring multiple dates and cities, and as a result, for the rest of 2024 we will reluctantly only be available for one off concerts.
The incredible response to False Lankum has made this an exceptionally hard decision to make but the wellbeing of the band remains steadfastly our primary concern. Although we were able to complete 2 short turns towards the end of 2023, they just confirmed to us that touring is simply not an option for us currently.
Unfortunately, this means that we must cancel our upcoming French tour. The Paris and Rennes dates will still go ahead, but we must cancel all dates in between. We apologise profusely to all those with tickets. We will be back at some point in the future but we cannot commit to something more concrete at this time.
We would like to underline that Lankum will continue to play concerts, and we are not planning any further cancellations this year. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
LANKUM: CANCELLED 2024 TOUR DATESSun, FEB 11 @ L’Aéronef Lille, France
Wed, FEB 14 @ Le Marché Gare Lyon, France
Thu, FEB 15 @ Le Brise Glace Annecy, France
Sat, FEB 17 @ La Sirène La Rochelle, France
Sun, FEB 18 @ Chapelle Sainte Catherine Sare, France
Tue, FEB 20 @ Le Confort Moderne Poitiers, France
Wed, FEB 21 @ HYDROPHONE – scène de musiques actuelles Lorient, France
Fri, FEB 23 @ La Soufflerie Rezé, France
LANKUM: 2024 TOUR
Fri, JAN 26 @ Albert Hall Manchester, United Kingdom
Sat, JAN 27 @ Boiler Shop Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Thu, FEB 1 @ Bristol Beacon Bristol, United Kingdom
Sat, FEB 3 @ Barrowland Ballroom Glasgow, United Kingdom
Mon, FEB 12 @ Trabendo Paris, France
Sat, FEB 24 @ ANTIPODE Rennes, France
Thu, APR 18 @ Roadburn Festival 2024 Tilburg, Netherlands
Sat, MAY 18 @ Hackney Empire London, United Kingdom
Sun, MAY 19 @ Hackney Empire London, United Kingdom
Sat, MAY 25 @ TivoliVredenburg Utrecht, Netherlands
Sat, JUN 1 @ Parc del Fòrum Barcelona, Spain
Sat, JUN 8 @ Royal Hospital Kilmainham Dublin, Ireland
