The Ancienne Belgique is reporting that Avenged Sevenfold’s show in Belgium has been canceled. This comes on the heels of the bands Munich, Germany show being canceled due to an unforeseen sickness to one of the band members. Again, hoping a speedy recovery to the ill.
Thank you to icemangiger for sending this in.
Here is an email that Ancienne Belgique has sent out to concert-goers regarding the cancellation:
You are receiving this mail because you’ve ordered tickets for the concert of AVENGED SEVENFOLD on Sunday, October 24 in the AB.
Avenged Sevenfold by unexpected illness sees itself forced his concerts in Munich and Brussels to cancel. The agenda of the group does not allow this extra spring indoor concerts to plan and so there will be no new date in the AB.
Tickets will be refunded.
Please check the tickets, including account number, to return to Ancienne Belgique, AB tickets, Anspach 110, Brussels 1000 or visit the AB tickets, Steenstraat 25, 1000 Brussels (Monday to Friday, from 11h to 18h).
Thanks to Mathijs for sending the email in.
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hopefully there ok on Saturday
Comment by shadow771 October 23, 2010 @ 2:28 pmditto
Comment by Mizen79 October 25, 2010 @ 4:31 amI hope they’re alright…
Comment by Kimberlee_Love October 23, 2010 @ 2:31 pmhopefully they’re okay for the glasgow show :O
Comment by JoshA7X October 23, 2010 @ 2:33 pmI seriously hope this isn’t true and everyone is ok…
Comment by Alyssa October 23, 2010 @ 2:33 pmaww :(
Comment by emilyA7X October 23, 2010 @ 2:34 pmi hope whoever it is gets better
Hope whoever’s ill is better by Tuesday :(
These guys are my life <3 it's like my family being ill :'(
Comment by EmilyVengeance October 23, 2010 @ 2:38 pmGet better loves. :(
Comment by Theresa October 23, 2010 @ 2:46 pmWe love you!
I’m sorry, but people need to stop being so selfish. One of them is SICK. It could just be a stomach bug. It could be something serious. I’m sure they’ll do their best to make it up, but everyone should be hoping whoever is ill is ok and gets better soon. It’s happened to me before, with 3 shows actually. The first i didn’t find out until after driving 6 hours straight, checked into the hotel, and calle to see if cameras were allowed. we just got applebees and watched tv in the hotel all night and left in the morning as planned as if the show happened. The other 2 were big trips in which i had to take a plane and my friends and i already bought tickets and reserved hotels. We still went to just go on a trip and enjoy ourselves.
Comment by April October 23, 2010 @ 2:51 pmYeah, I’ve been in the same boat as you. I had tickets to see the A7x show in Las Vegas back in ’09, and my buddy and I were gonna road trip from Colorado. The day we left, there was a giant snowstorm and the highway through the mountains was closed and we straight up missed the show…and then the next year, I waited for four hours outside the venue for a Muse concert before staff came out and told us that the band was stuck on the other side of the mountains again. It sucks to have it happen, but when it’s sickness, you just hav to wish the best for the band and hope whomever it is gets better.
Comment by Drew October 23, 2010 @ 2:56 pmAh, Drew. Same thing happened to me! Damn Colorado unpredictable weather.
Comment by Amber October 23, 2010 @ 3:08 pmYeah, seriously! Hahaha I’m glad someone here can sympathize. ;) no one seems to understand how crazy our weather is haha
Comment by Drew October 23, 2010 @ 4:19 pmTell me about it! Last here I went to see Disturbed in a seemingly blizzard like conditions. Ah. The things we do for our music.
Comment by Amber October 24, 2010 @ 4:05 pmHahaha I remember that! They did two shows at the Fillmore (I went to the first one) and the second date they were doing two for one tickets cuz there was a blizzard! hahaha
Comment by Drew October 24, 2010 @ 10:13 pmYup! I’d say gotta love that Colorado weather, but it’s hard to love when it makes us miss live music. Glad someone else on here can relate. :)
Comment by Amber October 25, 2010 @ 6:22 pmJust cos we hope they’re okay for the show we’re going to doesn’t mean we don’t care about them. I’m sure you wished those shows you went to didn’t get cancelled, right?
We care, trust me. Otherwise we wouldn’t be on DBN.
Comment by EmilyVengeance October 23, 2010 @ 2:57 pmIm speaking in general when I say I’ve been slightly disgusted at some of the comments I’ve seen left to the band on Myspace, Facebook, Twitter, etc. As if it were their choice for one of them to get sick and not play. People need to realize that these things do happen. It’s clear to see that the band tried to work through it and go on with the show but in the end could not, and cannot with the Belgium show either. I understand that Avenged don’t get to those parts as often as they get to others but that’s not their fault either. The people making said comments do seem selfish. At this point it’s not about what’s being canceled and what isn’t – it should be about wishing the one that is sick a healthy recovery.
Comment by deathbatnews October 23, 2010 @ 3:04 pmI agree DBN. I am tired of people being so self centered. I mean, they are HUMANS for God’s sake. They will get sick too.
Comment by Alyssa October 23, 2010 @ 3:10 pmi agree 100 percent with you
Comment by amy j October 23, 2010 @ 4:58 pmI care about Avenged more I do anyone in the world, I love them more than I love anyone. I wish them nothing but a healthy recovery
Comment by EmilyVengeance October 23, 2010 @ 3:10 pmi most definately agree with you DBN
Comment by amy October 23, 2010 @ 4:58 pmOf course i want to see Avenged as many times as possible, but stuff happens. If more shows i plan on going to are cancelled i wouldn’t be mad at them at all and i wouldn’t be complaining about it. I’m just not the type of person who takes things so drastically.
Comment by April October 23, 2010 @ 3:08 pmi second that, id rather miss them but they get better then anything else :)
Comment by phill taylor October 23, 2010 @ 2:58 pmI sincerely hope whoever it is gets well sooooon :O man it must really suck for fans in Munich an belgium right now, but I’d rather the boys have to cancel a show than get a serious Illness 0.O
Comment by Angst October 23, 2010 @ 3:06 pmGod damn this sucks sooo hard. was looking forward for ages, was about to leave this morning from holland. Get well soon whoever is ill, the guys have to play on hell of a show @ the melkweg in holland for me now!
Comment by mathijs October 23, 2010 @ 3:18 pmNooooooooo! get better for U.K been looking forward to it all year!
Comment by SynGin October 23, 2010 @ 3:22 pmLook, I can appreciate that human beings are gonna konk out occasionally, but speaking as someone in the UK who has been cancelled on by Avenged TWICE I’m sure I’m not the only one wonderin if an on tour doctor and a couple of boxes of vitamins might be a useful alternative to pretty girls and Jagermeister.. Get better by Thursday fuckerrrs <3
Comment by Jojo October 23, 2010 @ 3:23 pmThe last part of your paragraph ruined anything you had going for you with that statement. I highly doubt that “pretty girls” and Jagermeister are the reasoning behind these cancellations. Don’t be that person.
Comment by deathbatnews October 23, 2010 @ 3:27 pmI know it sucks, they might cancel on my Glasgow date, but if you knew anything about A7X, you’d know they truly care about their fans. A great, great deal. They would not cancel unless totally necessary.
Comment by EmilyVengeance October 23, 2010 @ 3:31 pmThey’re not 18 anymore, they know their limits on drink etc, so it’s not Jager and it’s certainly not girls.
I agree with you. And I think they are pretty much done with the whole “fucking girls” thing. I think they are joking most of the time.
Comment by Alyssa October 23, 2010 @ 4:43 pmfirst off, the above statement is humour so people should stop getting on their high horses…secondly, whilst the band’s health is the most important thing, cancellations are very frustrating, FACT!
Comment by Anonymous October 23, 2010 @ 5:05 pmif the above statement was supposed to be humorous it failed because it wasnt funny. especially when someones health is in question. all the comments this “jojo” has made have been ridiculous. you’re in the uk this probably won’t even affect you.
Comment by tik October 23, 2010 @ 5:12 pmAlso it’s not funny, considering Matt and Brian are both…oh…shock…MARRIED.
Comment by Marly October 24, 2010 @ 6:21 amAgreed!!!!
Comment by Alyssa October 24, 2010 @ 8:20 amI didn’t blame the pretty girls or Jager, I was suggesting the alternative would be more useful if they were sick…
Comment by Jojo October 23, 2010 @ 3:30 pmSo you you’re saying, whilst this ill, they’re entertaining pretty girls and Jagermeister and not getting the medical treatment that they can in order to surpass this and continue on with the tour and no more cancellations? That’s obnoxious.
Comment by deathbatnews October 23, 2010 @ 3:31 pmThey’re more mature than that. Half of them are married. They’ve been traveling a lot lately. Them not getting enough rest makes them more susceptible to getting sick. Not to mention Matt has had serious health issues before. Like when his face LITERALLY froze. He was talking and then he all of a sudden he couldn’t move his face. As much as they love their fans and pedforming, their health and lives are more important.
Comment by April October 23, 2010 @ 3:44 pmHis face froze? When and where?
Comment by Tabatha October 23, 2010 @ 4:13 pmYou can watch the original video here.
Comment by deathbatnews October 23, 2010 @ 4:15 pmTh baltimore show in december 9th 2 years ago. They didn’t go on until almost 11:30. Matt came straight from the hospital to te stage pretty much. He was still wearing his hospital bracelet.
Comment by Anonymous October 23, 2010 @ 4:19 pmthey had to cancel the fort wayne, IN show a while back too bc of illness. it was my only chance to see them and shads got sick…it sucks i never got to see the rev perform live. i really wish that theyd come to fort wayne again just once
Comment by tyler October 23, 2010 @ 3:34 pmanyway, get well soon…prayin for the best
The only good thing in my life for months is cancelled ? Okay, just let me die now…
Comment by Vampiire Kniight October 23, 2010 @ 4:01 pmI can’t believe it… I hope they’ll be okay very soon for the other dates. But I had planned to do a fucking great tribute to them with all the belgian fans and… It’s just an old story now. No matter the time I’ve passed to write everything, talk to people, find them and all, I don’t care, I’ve too much free times… But I’m so sad !! I really wanna cry… If only they could just report the date… But they’re kinda over booked so… No other choice than stay at home tomorrow with myself.
But seriously, I hope that’s not something serious (talking about the illness) and i’ll watch their other perfonamces at the other dates. Anyway, I’m just one of the thousands that were waiting for them…
Snore.. I just want them to be there, I want them to be healthy.. and it seems other bands seem to manage it okay. My tattoos say I’m a fan but it doesn’t stop the disappointment.. and learn to construct sentences in a grammatically correct manner..
Comment by Jojo October 23, 2010 @ 4:07 pmDon’t back-track now with your statement because your original comment made you look like a fool. It’s obvious that the band is upset about having to cancel. I have seen many many other bands cancel for much less then what these guys do. Also, if you’re going to call someone out on their grammar you should use proper periods, commas and capital letters when they need be used.
Comment by deathbatnews October 23, 2010 @ 4:11 pm…I can’t top that, so I second this.
Comment by EmilyVengeance October 23, 2010 @ 4:18 pmI third this <3
Comment by Anonymous October 23, 2010 @ 4:41 pm+1,000,000
Comment by Alyssa October 23, 2010 @ 4:46 pmMy fat fingers my iPod touch = me typing a lot of words incorrectly. Shoosh. They’re not other bands or other people. They can’t help it when they get sick. Maybe they have a pre-existing condition we don’t know about. My cousin is extremely anemic and gets sick often. Have some respect for them.
Comment by Anonymous October 23, 2010 @ 4:25 pmIt sickens me that some people are blaming them for getting sick. I mean, come on people, you’ve probably gotten sick before and had to cancel plans. Would you like it if people got mad at you for canceling because you’re sick? From what I’ve heard, they rarely cancel shows unless they absolutely have to. Avenged Sevenfold loves their fans and loves to play for them, canceling a show wasn’t an easy choice to make.
Comment by Bethany October 23, 2010 @ 4:07 pmI feel bad for the member that got sick, chances are that its a cold/flu as that is running around a lot in europe right now. Hopefully with the right meds they will be back on top soon!
Comment by L October 23, 2010 @ 4:10 pmThese guys are on the road all the time it has to be extremely hard to stay healthy. Get better soon whomever it is.
Comment by Zach October 23, 2010 @ 4:17 pmEvery time I hear about one of them being sick, and using the term ‘illness’, I’ll panic a little inside. I just want them to be okay.
Comment by Anonymous October 23, 2010 @ 4:38 pmMe too. After The Rev passing, it made me realise how precious they are to me. I care about them so much :( <3
Comment by EmilyVengeance October 23, 2010 @ 4:54 pmI really couldn’t care less if you think it made me look like a fool, its my opinion and you insulting me doesn’t exactly hold up the point of a comments board, which is to state an opinion. I don’t back track thank you, if you’d been let down enough times by them and still continued to be a fan you’d understand!
Comment by Jojo October 23, 2010 @ 4:42 pmBelieve me, I wasn’t insulting you. I have no problem with you stating your opinion but you spoke on it as if it were a fact and you knew they were doing something foolish when you have no clue of what’s going on. You’re right, I’ve never been let down by them but I know plenty of people who have driven hours, flown hours, paid thousands and have been canceled on and they all had one thing in common: they understood. They understood that it’s not the band doing this on purpose, things like this just happen. It’s not a hard concept. You being upset is perfectly understandable, everyone’s a little disappointed when things like this happen but that doesn’t mean you need to blame it on things of which you have no idea about. No matter how much people bitch and complain about the events it’s not going to change anything so they should instead wish the band a healthy and quick recovery instead of dwelling on it. Now, Im done with this because there’s nothing more to say on this subject.
Also, I apologize if it seems as if I were being rude to you or attacking you – that’s not it at all. I just don’t think it’s very fair to say something like that, joking or not, when it’s a serious situation involving someone’s health. Granted, no one knows for sure who is sick or what they have come down with but it’s got to be slightly of concern for them to cancel two shows.
Comment by deathbatnews October 23, 2010 @ 4:53 pmApology accepted, you tend to be a little suspicious when they’ve said in interviews that they don’t like Europe (particularly us in the UK) and it usually us who get bailed on.. I don’t want anyone to be sick, I hate being sick it’s horrendous! I just don’t want to be let down again, because one day I might give up completely…
Comment by Jojo October 23, 2010 @ 5:51 pmI understand completely why people who have been canceled on would be extremely upset but we all know this would not be happening unless someone was very sick. I know that you know they wouldn’t cancel unless they have absolutely needed to and I know that both times they’ve canceled on the UK it’s been because of illness. Hopefully whomever is sick gets a quick recovery and is back in action for the UK shows.
Comment by deathbatnews October 23, 2010 @ 5:54 pmIt really saddens me to see people (all over the internet) worry more about themselves and what they may or may not be missing, instead of the actual well being of the band. The last thing these guys ever want is to have to cancel a show. Knowing that about them has me a little concerned right now. My thoughts and prayers are with them.
Comment by Kristen October 23, 2010 @ 5:56 pmI’ve seen some pretty terrible comments myself on their other pages. I’ve never had the misfortune of them cancelling one of the dozen shows of theirs I’ve been to, but honestly, how often do they cancel shows? Seriously, people just need to pray that they’re alright, whatever their illness may be, to play another day.
I hope whoever it is gets better soon. A&X foREVer.
Comment by Becca October 23, 2010 @ 6:13 pmI do honestly feel bad for those fans, as everyone else, but it’s more important for the bandmember to recover from the illness. As for the people trash-talking the band (on the other sites) some “fans” they are.
Comment by *Nothing but Fiction* October 23, 2010 @ 6:28 pmI hope it’s nothing too serious & I pray for a speedy recovery for whoever it is :)
I’ve noticed quite a lot of people are saying that it’s all made up, and that they just can’t be bothered playing that show. No. Avenged Sevenfold don’t do that. They just don’t.
In my opinion, they care far too much about their fans to do that to them on purpose, so it’s obvious that one of the guys is ill.
Of course fans are going to be upset but there is not really anything we can do except wish them to get better soon. Yes, I will be upset if the Glasgow show is cancelled, but their health means more right now. They mean so much to me that I just want ‘em to get better <3 We love you guys!
Comment by Sami October 23, 2010 @ 7:05 pmbut they do cancel shows because they can’t be bothered playing? back in 06, they canceled their UK and Ireland dates because they were sick of playing the same stuff every night
‘We love our loyal fans and want to continue giving them the freshest, most awesome show and material possible. We’ve been playing songs from City of Evil around the world for 15 months and now feel it’s time to bring them something new. We’re honored by the growing audiences wanting to see our show, but feel an obligation to our fans to always give them the best we have to offer. We’ve started writing and can’t wait for our fans to hear what we’re working on’ – M.Shadows
i know thy did another interview where they gave more reasons for having to stop touring. but one of the reasons was the not being bothered to play
Comment by Zmillar October 24, 2010 @ 4:29 amBut you are missing something, they stated in a Kerrang article that they couldn’t take being coupes up on a tour bus 23 hours a day and constantly touring for weeks on end. So it’s not like they didn’t give a shit..
Comment by Alyssa October 24, 2010 @ 8:23 amThat isn’t really them saying “Yano, fuck it. We can’t be bothered” though. We have to understand how it would be for them to play the same stuff over and over again. They would like to have different material… which I think is completely understandable. Plus, being in such high demand, they have to tour pretty much all over the world these days. Don’t you think that they need a break? Yeah. They always make it up to us, so I agree with Alyssa. It’s not like they don’t give a shit. We just need to respect them and view them as human beings who do get ill or feel mixed emotions about being with eachother all the time, stuck in a tour bus and then playing for months on end. It’s tough.
Comment by Sami October 24, 2010 @ 3:17 pmMaybe they shouldn’t tour for so long. That has to be hard on their health, especially when they do the entire tour a second time right after they finish the first tour.
Comment by drew October 23, 2010 @ 7:43 pmI totally agree. I don’t think any of us will mind if they took a few weeks off for rest. We all want to see them live but not at the expense of their health.
Comment by Melissa October 23, 2010 @ 11:05 pmits most likely matt. being sick wont effect your playing but it will effect your voice. unless they have a stomach problem
Comment by Anonymous October 23, 2010 @ 9:07 pmWhat show was supposed to be after Munich? And what day? Aww omg I really hope they feel better because making a last minute decision to cancel the show sounds kinda serious, especially if they cancelled two. ):
Comment by Joanna October 23, 2010 @ 11:15 pmkeeeeeep in miiiind
Comment by alla October 24, 2010 @ 1:33 amget well soon :( <3 !!!
Comment by toria7x October 24, 2010 @ 1:49 amF*CK! this is the only show we could go to ’cause Amsterdam is sold out :’(
And it’s being cancelled,life’s a bitch.
Comment by Reckless_D October 24, 2010 @ 3:19 amI also waited for 10 hours in front of the venue in Munich. Don’t get me wrong, I was really really upset when I heard that but if a band member is ill, you better not push the illness to its maximum, until it gets too strong.
Comment by Tess October 24, 2010 @ 3:40 amThey’re human, everybody gets sick sometimes and calls in to work to say that they can’t come. They obviously waited so long because they probably were trying to still play the show. It’s not like I came from another country or from a city 300km away, no, I live 45 minutes away from Munich but I still paid a lot of money for my train, for the ticket and stuff, I am totally broke now, I have no money, but if someone is ill then that’s how it is. I really hope that Matt gets well soon (the security said that he’s the one who’s sick) and that they can go on with the tour (and maybe come to Munich again to redo this show).
Maybe I’m selfish, but I spent 70€ for travelling there yesterday, I’ve travelled for 6 hours, stood in line for 3 and all they could do was bring a f-ing piece of paper out stating the show was being cancelled. The concert hall had to open at 19.00 and nearly one hour later they informed us of the cancellation. I think they could’ve at least come out and apologize or say something or simply just come out and let us fans see them… Then we could at least say there was a reason for travelling 500km…
Comment by Mewpam October 24, 2010 @ 3:51 amThey would have known on saturday someone wasn’t feeling 100% so why not cancel earlier. If they start pulling out of the UK dates they personally will piss off the stone sour/hellyeah fans as well. Saw them in irvine last month and it was the worst show a7x had done in ages ! Hopefully if they do pull out and the other 2 play as personally I wouldn’t be bothered if they’re there or not
Comment by sarah October 24, 2010 @ 5:18 amDidn’t you read the message that Zacky posted? He said the illness happened RIGHT before the doors OPENED. And if it was something like food poisoning, it will happen suddenly, and that’s something that they can’t help. You are acting as if hell will break lose if they start canceling the UK tour dates, but if they do, what’s gonna happen? If someone is sick, their health is more concerning than that of canceled shows.
Comment by Alyssa October 24, 2010 @ 8:30 amWell you just have all the answers don’t you? Did it ever occur to you that the illness may not have been serious enough to even consider cancelling the day before? I don’t know about you but unforeseen to me sounds like it came on quite unexpectedly. Oh and I’m sure the first thing on their minds is not to piss off fans of other bands either??? I was at the Irvine show and having seen them several times I am not sure what you are talking about. They did such an amazing job. You clearly weren’t watching the same show I was.
Comment by Anonymous October 24, 2010 @ 10:03 amright before the gates opened. if you’re puking or something you can’t walk on stage and play/sing for over an hour
Comment by Anonymous October 25, 2010 @ 1:04 amAwww this sucks… I really hope whomever it is gets better soon <3 Keep yer chin up sicknote ;)
Comment by Catherine Edgar October 24, 2010 @ 5:21 amI hope he gets better!!!
Comment by Brandi Cain October 24, 2010 @ 5:53 amOf course, the health of the guys is more important but what sucks is that there’s no official statement. I don’t care, I live at only 20 min from the AB Brussels, so I can be there super quickly. And something else is that because there’s no oficial statement, we don’t know if they’ll come back here. It seems on the AB site that they can’t come because the tour is full till i don’t know when.
Comment by Vampiire Kniight October 24, 2010 @ 6:07 amI think i’m gonna move to the AB to be sure of that and then go buy another place for Luxembourg, Paris or Amsterdam. Is Koln (Germany) sold out ?
Ahhh.. This german food =D
No. I hope they’re all ok now.
Comment by dud October 24, 2010 @ 7:43 amOkay, I’ve heard a lot of people saying that they cancelled because they don’t want to play or something? Do you really think they’d do that? If they didn’t want to tour the UK, they wouldn’t have. A7x wouldn’t cancel unless they absolutely HAD to, and they did. They would NOT cancel a show because they “didn’t wanna play” or “they don’t like the UK.” They just lost their drummer and best friend of what, 20 years? And they’re still going. People need to stop being selfish, I’m sure they’ll be back.
Comment by Spiffy October 24, 2010 @ 8:47 amAfter reading the majority of the posts here, you all need to stop attacking each other. I love this band as much as the next fan, but in most people’s posts, it’s like you all know the dudes or something.
Comment by DrumGirl October 24, 2010 @ 9:21 amI have been a fan for a few years now, and as a UK fan, am getting a little tired of them pulling out of tours, which they’ve done twice, and playing second rate shows when they DO play (20 minute set at Reading Fest). They have themselves stated they don’t care for the UK, but then backtrack when they get called out on it. I truly hope Matt feels better soon, but am with the other UK fans when I feel slightly selfish, by hoping they do not pull dates from a THIRD tour. As a longtime fan, I believe we deserve better.
At the end of the day, as fans, we are all incredibly loyal to this band, but they aren’t perfect.
They’ve said they don’t care for the UK?
Comment by Loghen October 24, 2010 @ 9:51 amWhen was that?
I guess somewhere they said in a kerrang article that they “always have difficulty” touring in the UK, but I don’t think they have ever said that they hated or don’t like the UK, as some are trying to imply.
Comment by Alyssa October 24, 2010 @ 10:24 amI’ve never heard them say they don’t care for the UK. They have a LOT of support over here for them, and I know they have good shows over here. And Matt’s favourite show ever was in England, Jimmy’s last show, and he said they played really well. Unless there’s something they’ve not said, I can’t see any reason why they would dislike the UK.
Comment by EmilyVengeance October 25, 2010 @ 1:13 amThere was a phone interview in which Matt stated he disliked the U.K its on youtube ive not posted a link as it isn’t hard to find, the background is that of the self titled album, however the interview almost seemed like he was pressuring him to say something controversial like it. I live in the U.K and I can understand the anger shown by some people of a show being cancelled especially after a long journey, however people also need to realise that in January of last year, people were mourning and not at all expecting a tour or even an album, things do need to be put into perspective, however I can agree that some people on here do act like they are the band’s best friends when really they are young teenage girls with a whacky imagination not old enough to go and see the band and therefor cannot understand the dissapointment shared by a few people on this forum.
Comment by Anonymous October 25, 2010 @ 5:22 amAll I can say is get better whoever is ill, send one of the Berrys the med school, could be very useful in the future haha
I totally agree!! Especially considering we did not expect them to carry on. But as in all walks of life, unfortunatley you have to pick up the pieces of your life, grieve appropriatley and try and get some sort of normality back. Losing someone you love is the worst thing to happen to anyone, and this I think people do RELATE, so when the fans are so VERY excited to see them, taking time out of their normal lives to travel very long distances, which some of the european fans really have done, to have the gig cancelled, not postponed, it is extremely frustrating. But, the health of any person is paramount, and we really do love those boys!!!
Comment by DrumGirl October 25, 2010 @ 8:01 amHe says here he loves the fans and the hour he plays he just doesn’t like the weather, food, or humor.
Comment by Sarah October 25, 2010 @ 12:43 pmI’d say that’s a bit of a miss quote. He didn’t say he doesn’t like the UK. He said that the weather sucks and he dislikes being in the UK for that reason. But he went out of his way to say he loves playing there for the fans. I’ll find the link and show you.
Comment by Sarah October 25, 2010 @ 9:18 amhe also doesn’t like the ladies………there was also an article a year or so ago in metal hammer i believe where it had a short paragraph saying something like “we all know M shadows’ view on european touring and especially the uk” i forget exactly where it can be found however if someone was to look hard enough it would be seen.
Comment by chrisf18 October 25, 2010 @ 11:25 amEither way i dont care if he does dislike the uk i was only stating in my comment (as anon is me, i was at uni at the time) Matt is very patriotic so anywhere except the U.S may feel a bit uncomfortable to tour if things aint going correct. I am not going to hold it against him I think the country sucks at times too
I was just pointing out what he said in the interview. I hate when people misinterpret Avenged. It happens alot though and I’m sure I’ve done it too. I understand how disappointed you are though I really do. I saw them in Columbus and it was quite honestly the best day of my life. And if all that excitement had been brought to a crashing halt by a cancellation I would be crushed. But I mean, it happens. I can understand that people get sick and when you’re booked none stop for the next year its hard to simply postpone it. I just feel like people (not you… this is just a general statement) think they are super human or something… which they ALMOST are. But not quite lol. Avenged is always there for all of us fans. I’m positive they’ll find a way to make it up somehow. I think I should publish this comment and make it a dang novel it’s so long. ha ha.
Comment by Sarah October 25, 2010 @ 4:10 pmYou have me all wrong, i’m not disapointed at anything, i think your misinterpreting me, i was just mearly stating what had been said about my country before, im not ever going to talk down about the band, its something id never do, id regard my self as a die hard fan so doing that is against my nature. I understand how quicky anybody can become ill especially when in a foreign country, the food is different, climate different, and most important the water is different, anything like a bug or a cold can be caught easy, i was just trying to point out how some people on here come on, act as if they are best buddies with the band in some of the things they say or act in awe of the band sometimes, …no bout the band are our heroes or else we wouldnt be fans but, being plain unrealistic is the level some people take it to, and its those fans who are young and immature who anger the dissapointed fans as they do not yet know how it feel to have the band cancel at the last moment (with good reason)
Comment by chrisf18 October 26, 2010 @ 1:02 amI’m not hearing a misquote in this interview at all, and having not heard this before, wish I hadn’t listened to it at all. I have been a hardcore fan of this band for years, but seriously, how disrespectful can a person be, stating his fans are great, then in the same breath say all those nasty things? Yes it rains a lot, it rains a lot in Seattle too I’ve heard. I’ve never heard of corn on Pizza, the humour is just different, and British girls are in no way ugly!! He doesn’t come across as a very nice person in this interview at all. Like I said before, it got deleted, this is a career they have chosen, and it’ll be short lived if they carry on with shit like that. You may not care for a particular place, country, etc, but you don’t say it, knowing damn fine it’ll get out there!! They need to suck it up and get on with it, or they aren’t gonna be around the way Metallica, Iron Maiden and AC/DC still are. And you can bash me all you want following this comment, I could not care less!!
Comment by DrumGirl October 25, 2010 @ 11:01 pmjust imagine how it feels if you drive hundreds of kilometres to see a7x and just 15 MINUTES BEFORE (!!!) the admittance someone tells you that the show got cancelled. and imagine the overhead cost for such an adventure (outward journey, journey home, hotel, cab, food…). it was a great disappointment….
Comment by a7xfan4life October 24, 2010 @ 9:53 amImagine how it feels to be seriously SICK just before a show and feeling extremely bad and wanting to do something about it?
Comment by Alyssa October 24, 2010 @ 10:21 amHeartless….
for some reason i’m just imagining johnny christ on the toilet with some mad diarreah.haha but im all seriousness, i hope whomever it was, there fine.
Comment by Julian G October 24, 2010 @ 10:35 amJesus Christ people. They picked up and went on after their best friend died and people can’t understand them canceling TWO shows due to illness. Geesh. They’re only human. It may not seem that way considering how effing awesome they are but its a fact all the same. Give the boys a break.
Comment by Sarah October 24, 2010 @ 11:59 amAny official statement from band on whats going on?
Comment by SynGin October 24, 2010 @ 1:43 pmIf you guys are pissed about it think how the fucking band feels they just had to cancel two shows witch had like 10’000 people tthere at each show give them a fucking brake
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Comment by lalalalalala October 25, 2010 @ 4:37 ami am so damn pissed and if you were there you would know what i am talking about. greetz from france!!
wow. I don’t think I have ever seen negative posts on here before… A7X fans sure are feisty. lol
Comment by Jill October 25, 2010 @ 10:13 amseems like their fucking nightmare came to life! sorry for the fans in munich and belgium
Comment by Ben October 25, 2010 @ 11:33 amJust reading this, I feel really lucky that I’ve got to see them in Barcelona! :)
Comment by Rob October 25, 2010 @ 11:35 amgod hates us! most of all the inhabitants of munich….
Comment by Julia October 25, 2010 @ 1:45 pm