Stereophonics have cancelled some shows as frontman Kelly Jones suffers from a “displaced jaw joint”.
The Welsh rockers have cancelled the dates, due to take place in Australia and Dubai later this month, though UK gigs in December still look “set to go ahead as planned”.
In a statement shared today (October 8), Jones said that he was “gutted, saddened and disappointed” at the news.
“Flying long distance is not medically advised,” he explained. “I have cancelled no more than 4 shows in 30 years and I hope you can trust this decision was not taken lightly. I work hard to put on a great show every night, my prep starts in the morning through to showtime.
“I respect you as audience members and I respect my crew and band brothers, the bed on which I lay, too much to travel with a doubt. Physio Rehabilitation and healing is the priority right now. There’s 13 studio albums there…spin the black circle until the next time. Love and good health to you all.”
Refunds will be given at the point of purchase.
Their winter tour will take in nine UK cities, beginning in Nottingham on December 4 and finishing with a show at The O2 in London on December 18 – Newcastle, Sheffield, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham and Liverpool will also host the four-piece.
Tickets are on sale now, and you can find them here.
Stereophonics 2025 UK tour dates are:
DECEMBER
4 – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
6 – Utilita Arena, Newcastle
7 – Utilita Arena, Sheffield
9 – P&J Live, Aberdeen
10 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow
12 – Co-op Live, Manchester
13 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham
16 – M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool
18 – The O2, London
The band’s latest album, ‘Make ‘Em Laugh, Make ‘Em Cry, Make ‘Em Wait’, came out in April and reached Number One. Speaking to NME in April, Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones said: “The shows keep getting bigger and bigger wherever we go and the audiences get younger, three generations, two generations, people who followed the band back in the day but there’s also people who have just discovered us now, which is amazing.”
He explained that, of their 13 albums to date, “Each record has had at least two or three hits,” adding: “I couldn’t think of anything worse than having to play your first album over and over. I’m proud of the work we’ve done from day one and I love it when some kid comes up to us and says he only discovered us in 2016.”
The interview also touched on Oasis’ reunion, Jones saying it’s “pretty amazing” that they wanted to tour again and describing touring with them in the past as being “pretty messy but good fun”.
Suggesting that many people aren’t as engaged with the music they’re listening to as they were in the past, he added: “That’s why the live show is so exciting because the band is still in control of that. That’s why it’s amazing that bands like Oasis, bands like ourselves, bands like whoever, watching somebody else’s huge show and the energy they’re putting into the world on a nightly basis whether you like their music or not, it’s an energy that’s being put to fucking thousands, hundreds of thousands of people on a daily basis and that can only be a good thing no matter who the performer is. People need it now more than they’ve needed it in a long time.”
