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