Following the advice of medical professionals, frontman Deryck Whibley has been deemed too ill to perform.
Canadian punk rockers Sum 41 have taken to Instagram to announce they sadly will no longer be able to play the headline slots at Good Things Festival scheduled for this weekend, and also have cancelled their Australian sideshow tour.
Following a bout of pneumonia, frontman Deryck Whibley has been advised by multiple Australian medical professionals that his condition is too poor to perform to eager fans.
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The post shared to Good Things Festival’s official Instagram read,
“It is with deep sadness and regret that we announce our 2024 Australian tour is unable to proceed. We were beyond excited to deliver this tour from December 4 – December 12, and connect with our Aussie fans once more. Now that we’re here though, and under the guidance and direction of multiple Australian doctors, it’s clear that Deryck is too unwell to perform.
We understand and appreciate your disappointment – we’re gutted too.
The good news is Good Things Festival is still going ahead in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane this weekend with an incredible lineup of local and international acts. We can’t be there, but get along for us and have the best time.
Ticket buyers for our Tour of the setting Sum sideshow will be receiving refund information from the ticketing agencies shortly.
– Sum 41”
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The show must go on for the dedicated punk and heavy music festival. Good Things Festival will take place tomorrow Friday 6 December at Melbourne’s Flemington Racecourse, Sydney’s Centennial Park on Saturday 7 December, and the Brisbane Showgrounds on Sunday 8 December. Fellow headliners Korn and Violent Femmes will lead the charge alongside Electric Callboy, Billy Corgan, Mastodon, Jet, The Living End, L7, Alex Lahey, Killing Heidi, Loathe, Imminence and more.
Sum 41’s sideshows were booked for next week. They were set to perform at Adelaide’s AEC Theatre on Tuesday 10 December, Melbourne’s Margaret Court Arena on Thursday, 12 December and Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion on Saturday, 14 December. Just yesterday, it was announced that Sydney alt-metal outfit RedHook would open the show at the Hordern Pavilion.
Sadly the tour and festival appearances for Sum 41 were a final chance for audiences to see the punk rock veterans who after eight studio albums, including this year’s Heaven :x: Hell, call their career to a close after 28 years. Only a handful of shows scheduled for the start of 2025 remain on their Tour of the Setting Sun dates.
For further information regarding Good Things Festival head here.
