Twin Shadow forced to cancel touring plans until August

Twin Shadow has been forced to cancel all of his upcoming touring plans until August, after undergoing surgery following a bus accident he was involved in earlier this year.

Back in August, George Lewis Jr. and his band were involved in a tour bus crash detailed as a “multi-vehicle accident with multiple injuries” near Aurora, Colorado. Since then, Lewis Jr. has undergone surgery on his hand and has begun physical therapy for both that and a knee injury which he sustained.

A statement made earlier this week has explained that, because of their collective injuries, the band need to take “time to heal” but hope to be back on the road before the end of August. The full statement, as posted to Twin Shadow’s Facebook page, is as follows.

“As many of you know, towards the end of our North American Eclipse tour we were involved in a serious tour bus accident that left members of our crew and band as well as myself, injured. The injuries vary from minor to very serious.

Recently I had reconstructive hand surgery and have begun physical therapy. I’m working hard to regain basic function in my hand and to get to a place where I can play an instrument again.

The tricky part of being involved in something like this is that certain injuries creep up on you long after the accident. Recently I started experiencing pain in my left knee and went to see a doctor. Upon reviewing my MRI the doctor found a tear in my PCL and Meniscus. Fortunately, surgery can be avoided with physical therapy and limiting the stress I put on my knee.

Doing shows at the moment would put me at risk of not fully recovering and needing knee surgery. As a result I am sad to say that we need to cancel the remainder of our shows through mid-August.

Taking this time to heal is important for everyone affected by the accident. We plan on being fully recovered and back on the road by mid-August. Thank you to the Twin Shadow family and those of you who continue to support us.”

His remaining European dates that are affected is as follows.

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27 Cologne, Luxor
28 Baden, Nordportal
30 Barcelona, Primavera
31 Berlin, Berlin Festival

Twin Shadow’s third album ‘ECLIPSE’ is out now.