Yeah Yeah Yeahs have pulled out of their upcoming appearances on Saturday Evening Dwell and at KROQ’s Acoustic Christmas as a consequence of Nick Zinner’s ongoing well being points.
Zinner has had pneumonia over the past month and the band confirmed on their social media channels that he nonetheless wants extra time to get well earlier than returning to the stage.
“As lots of our followers know, Nick has pneumonia over the past month and it’s been an up and down restoration course of,” the band wrote. “The band’s prime precedence is supporting Nick and consequently we needed to pull out from our engagements of KROQ’s Acoustic Christmas and Saturday Evening Dwell.
“YYYs have loved the unimaginable highs of being supported on KROQ and the massive honor of being chosen to shut out SNL’s 2022, we’re deeply grateful and expectedly heartbroken we can’t rise to those events,” the assertion continues. “It’s been a troublesome week, and it’s been a troublesome yr on the well being entrance for us alongside so many artists who’re dedicated to connecting with audiences amidst a pandemic.
“We ship our like to our followers and supporters, thanks in your understanding and nicely needs, it means the world to us. Wishing you a wholesome and completely satisfied remainder of 2022, we’re wanting ahead to a powerful return in 2023. A lot love, Karen, Nick, and Brian.”
The band additionally shared a photograph of flowers that had been despatched to Zinner by SNL and a card hoping he will get nicely quickly.
The band’s SNL efficiency was alleged to mark their first look on the present since 2009. They are going to be changed on the final episode of the present for the yr by Lizzo.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs launched their first album in virtually a decade, ‘Cool It Down’, in September. It got here in at Quantity 23 on NME‘s Albums of the Yr 2022 record, whereas the tune ‘Wolf’ made it into the Songs Of The Yr record at Quantity 11.
