Well this sucks for Mastodon's European fans and the band members themselves. The band has canned basically its entire European tour and will pick things back up with a few South America dates and finish out the year with Knotfest in October. According to the below statement, the band has rescheduled its Iceland date for December.
“Mastodon regretfully announce they must cancel their upcoming shows that were to take place from August 7th through September 3rd due to a personal family matter. Mastodon will return to the road in Latin America in Late September. The September 5th show in Iceland has been rescheduled for December 5th. Please see below for all cancelled dates.
Aug 7 Montreal, QC Heavy Montreal Fest
Aug 12 Oslo, NOR Oya Festival
Aug 14 Dinkelsbuehl, GER Summer Breeze Fest
Aug 15 Hamburg, GER Elb-Riot Festival
Aug 16 Dornbirn, AUT Bregenz Conrad Sohm
Aug 18 Cologne, GER Essigfabrik
Aug 19 Berlin, GER Kesselhaus
Aug 20 Charleville Mezieres, FRA Cabaret Vert
Aug 21 Hasselt, BEL Pukkelpop Shelter Marquee
Aug 25 St. Petersburg, RUS SKK Arena (w/ Metallica)
Aug 27 Moscow, RUS Olympysky (w/ Metallica)
Aug 29 Reading, ENG Reading Festival (The Pit Stage)
Aug 30 Leeds, ENG Leeds/Reading Festival (The Pit Stage)
Aug 31 Istanbul, TUR 100% Metal Headbangers
Sept 2 Thessaloniki, GRE Principal Theater Club
Sept 3 Athens, GRE Gazi Hall Entertainment Stage*Dec 5 Reykjavik, ICE Rokkjotnar Festival”
Hope everything is well in the Masto-family camp.
