Sick Of It All Cancels Tour & Shares Sad Personal News

Sick of It All are New York hardcore legends, and have been active in the heavy music scene since the mid-‘80s. The band has had some major label success, but they’ve really built their audience and reputation on steady albums and touring for decades.

Sadly, the band has announced they’re canceling their summer European tour after singer Lou Koller was diagnosed with esophageal cancer. “What’s up, everybody? Lou here,” the singer said in a social media message. “As you may or may not know, we had to cancel our full European tour this summer. There’s some rumors going around as to why, and we’re here to set the record straight. But we wanted to wait till we got all the information before making an announcement.”

“The reason it’s canceled is because they found a tumor in my esophagus that goes into my stomach, and I’ll have to be getting treatment all summer — and of course, with full support of the band. As soon as they heard it, they were, like, ‘Forget the tour. Just get healthy.’ And we’re not happy about it, seriously. But, like I said, they’re all behind me staying home and us staying home. We really feel sorry. I feel sorry for the fans. All of our crew was banking on the fact that we were all gonna have another fun summer together and all the promoters, but everyone who knows has been very supportive. And now everybody knows. So that’s the reason. No other reason you heard is the truth. This is the truth.”

The singer concluded: “So, yeah, just thanks for all your support and I’ll hopefully beat this thing and see you at the end of the summer. Or maybe the winter. Take care.”