September 13, 2007 11:55

The White Stripes cancel UK tour

Meg White's acute anxiety forces cancellation of all 2007 dates

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The White Stripes have cancelled all their scheduled 2007 tour dates – including their previously-scheduled UK tour.

As [url=http://www.nme.com/news/the-white-stripes/31061
]previously reported on NME.COM[/url], drummer Meg White is [url=http://www.nme.com/news/the-white-stripes/31074
]suffering from acute anxiety[/url], causing the band to cancel their US tour dates yesterday (September 13).

However now the band have added that they will not play any more dates in 2007.

The cancelled UK tour dates are:

Glasgow SECC (October 24)
Manchester MEN (25)
Newcastle Metro Radio Arena (26)
Birmingham NEC (28)
Cardiff CIA (29)
Sheffield Hallam FM Arena (31)
Nottingham Arena (November 1)
London O2 Arena (2)


Fans can obtain refunds at the points of ticket purchase.

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