Overview
- The band announced the sudden cancellations of concerts in Oberhausen, Aurich and Bremen for health reasons, apologizing to fans for the late notice.
- The Oberhausen show was called off only hours before it was due to start, and the band says it had hoped to go on until the illness made that impossible.
- According to the band and its website, tickets for the canceled shows remain valid for replacement dates and refunds will be offered to fans who cannot attend new dates.
- Sportfreunde Stiller did not identify which member or members are ill and did not say whether imminent dates in cities such as Magdeburg, Vienna, Kempten and Frankfurt will go ahead as planned.
- The cancellations affect portions of the group’s yearlong 30th‑anniversary tour, hit some sold‑out venues and left traveling fans and a named support act facing extra costs and disruption.