Fair to Midland Cancel European Tour, Bassist Quits

by | Oct 26, 2011

Fair to Midland have been forced to cancel their upcoming European tour in support of Evanescence, due to bassist Jon Dicken parting ways with the band.

“After 7 amazing years of playing with Fair To Midland, our bassist Jon Dicken has decided it was time for him to move on,” the band commented. “We appreciate his hard work and dedication to the band, we love him, and wish him the best in all his future endeavors. Moving forward, we are excited to continue touring and making music. However, this has unfortunately resulted in the cancellation of our European dates in November. We want to send our sincerest apologies to our European friends and fans. We will be regrouping in the following weeks and in the mean time thank you all for your patience, understanding and support at this time.”

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