Coal Chamber postpone tour due to Dez Fafara medical issue (Updated)
Update: Lambgoat has confirmed Fafara was in fact hospitalized, we have also removed the statement from Boecklin, as he has himself taken down the message.
Fafara posted the following on his Instagram account:
I'm only sharing this photo of me in the ambulance taken by the technician who was a cool guy…. I told him to take the photo to give to my wife on text to let her know I was hanging in on the drive to the hospital and not DEAD ….. because she was driving behind us.
Coal Chamber has postponed their upcoming tour with Fear Factory, Twiztid, and Black Satellite to the spring. Vocalist Dez Fafara shared that medical issues he's currently dealing with have made it impossible for him to proceed with the tour as initially scheduled. Fafara previously has mentioned his long struggles with contracting COVID-19 and has mentioned it has hindered his ability travel.
Last Novemebr Coal Chamber also canceled their appearance in Mexico at Heaven & Hell Open Air due to "foreced to not board planes" due to "due to the festival's lack of logistics".
Fafara's statement read:
With a heavy heart, let me tell you a story about life taking a turn, I'm writing to you from my bed.
I've been running 6 miles daily, I've been rehearsing two hours daily in my home studio and excited to hit the road, I'm excited to get on a bus with my brothers and sister and my crew, I'd never felt better and as you all know. I fought back hard after long haul Covid tried to kill me.
Saturday morning I woke up and I was coming up my stairs. I saw flashes in my eyes. I passed out and my wife revived me. My vitals were through the roof, and I was sheet white and vomiting, and the whole world was spinning. Anahstasia called 911. I ended up in the back of an ambulance and did nine hours in the ER testing all my vitals including taking X-rays of my heart and lungs. My doctor has advised me to get a cat scan, and until further testing, I am on bedrest and must postpone the Tour. Our agent sprung into action to rebook this tour for March 2025, and until we can figure out what the fuck medically is happening.
We will see you in March 2025 on the Fiend For The Fans Tour. This tour postponement is surreal, I was looking forward to playing with my band and connecting with fans, friends and family on the road.
I want to take a moment to thank everybody for their outpouring of love and outpouring of calls and texts checking on me. It seems like the word spread and the whole industry has been ringing my phone since Sunday; musicians, agents and managers and I really really appreciate it.
My band has been amazingly understanding and call me hourly – I thank them immensely for their caring nature.
Kiss your loved ones, no one is promised tomorrow. I'll fight my way back to be with you all onstage you can be sure of that as well I'll keep you all updated on my socials as to what's going on. Apologies if this news causes you to rearrange your schedules to attend the concert with us and I want to say thank you in advance. We are all truly in the dark and I'm looking forward to finding out what's going on. HAIL
– Dez Fafara, Coal Chamber
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The re-scheduled date for the postponed tour are as follows:
03/05 Denver, CO @ Summit
03/07 Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
03/08 Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
03/09 Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee Theatre
03/11 San Antonio, TX @ The Aztec Theatre
03/12 Houston, TX @ House of Blues
03/14 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
03/15 Fort Worth, TX @ Tannerhill's Tavern & Music Hall
03/19 Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live
03/22 Newport, KY @ Mega Corp. Pavillion
03/23 Columbus, OH @ Kemba Live
03/25 Norfolk, VA @ NorVa
03/28 Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
03/29 Harrisburg, PA @ HMAC
03/30 Boston, MA @ Big Night Live
04/04 Pittsburgh, PA @ Roxian Theater
04/05 Cleveland, OH @ Agora Ballroom
04/09 Ft. Wayne, IN @ Piere's Entertainment Center
04/11 Flint, MI @ The Machine Shop
04/12 Flint, MI @ The Machine Shop
04/13 Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall
04/15 Sauget, IL @ Pop's
04/16 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
04/18 Maplewood, MN @ Myth Live
52 comments
Post CommentDude does f*cking lie, a lot, and my guess was due to low ticket sales with that shit band lineup, but surprised the tour wasn't flat out canceled instead if that's the case. Not ready to let go of the sales so far while seeing what other options come up, most likely.
Who the f*ck cares? Bunch of old f*cks shitting on each other. Coal chamber sucked/sucks
Boecklin was legit higher than Mastodon level with that cover band with Tom Vext. Now nobody cares
Who the f*ck cares about Coal Chamber in 2024? No one gave a shit about them in the early 2000s.
Ain't no way Dez's fatass was running 6 miles a day.
Boeklin is illiterate and drunk. Dez is a liar. Whats up with the staff at In & Out
Big Truckkk haha why does he my balls tattooed on his chin?
Pretty bold to just reschedule dates when you're dying of some mystery illness
Bradley Fafara is the biggest scumbag poser in the music "industry". Remember when you sent death threats to members of the band Bellum? Fat tomato faced jerk
Dez lies about EVERYTHING. This screams low ticket sales. 6 miles...ok.
Fauci wins forever. Why did so many libtards trust a "vaccine" that the fat orange retard rushed out? Why did so many MAGA tards (like Rick) let said fat orange retard off the hook for it?
Yeah, no one was paying $75 to see this shit lineup.
Libtards are infuriated Trump will win in November. FKH
Access to white people is not a human right. Full stop, hombre!
I wear 3 masks and get my daily boosters. Thank you Daddy government. I love you.
John is just upset that he spent his entire career being pimped out.
Hey lurktiddies maybe just don't f*cking bother with the beef/gossip bullshit between shit bands ESPECIALLY when your pussy ass is just gonna redact shit whenever these goofs want you to.
The perpetually triggered right can't possibly fathom the fact that the obese orange godhead of theirs is about to lose. Bigly. FDT.
Dez is a huge poser. I remember in early days of Devil Driver when he went out of his way to distance himself from CC.
"I remember in early days of Devil Driver when he went out of his way to distance himself from CC." I remember every Down and Superjoint tour where Phil screamed "f*ck PANTERA!" when they were brought up. Now it's his everything $$$
At least the vacks testing is going as planned. Glad I am in the control group!
teenager bullshit. coal chamber and devildriver f*cking suck anyway.
Dude does f*cking lie, a lot, and my guess was due to low ticket sales with that shit band lineup, but surprised the tour wasn't flat out canceled instead if that's the case. Not ready to let go of the sales so far while seeing what other options come up, most likely. 100% this
Call me when it's a Fury of Our Maker's Hand 20-year tour.
Fauci and Dez have never been seen in the same room together. just saying.
What did John say? Called Dez a liar, spoiled rich kid, bully, accused him of removing him from some credits and lying about this tour.
I remember every Down and Superjoint tour where Phil screamed "f*ck PANTERA!" when they were brought up. Now it's his everything $$$ Aww you jealous or something? Who cares?! Homeboy living in the past
Maybe focus on health/not dying on your wife and stop prioritizing dressing in Spirit Halloween Store clothing and playing half empty House of Blues' at 50 years old?
Love his f*cking t shirt and free masons face tattoo. What a goober.
Is he strapped to a gurney in that photo or is that some kind of numetal bondage harness stagewear?
Must be a low level fanboy mason to get a f*cking face tattoo of their gay square and compass. weird ass secretive creeps.
"Long Covid" ... Clown shit. Nice FreeMason face tattoo ...
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