It’s Official, Jimmy Eat World Playing Soundwave, MCR Cancels

Following up on our previous post – it has now been officially announced that My Chemical Romance have canceled all of their Soundwave Festival appearances due to singer Gerard Way suffering from what has been described as severe vocal problems.

Replacing My Chemical Romance (as we already mentioned in our previous post) is none other than the awesome band that is Jimmy Eat World (JEW). While the circumstances might be not-so-good for MCR fans, people who have been requesting and painfully waiting for JEW to play Soundwave Festival for years now (including myself) have something to celebrate.

It seems to me that JEW were chosen to play Soundwave Festival out of desperation for another big name act, because reportedly the reason Jimmy Eat World have never made a Soundwave Festival appearance is due to them asking for too much money to play.

See below for the official press release regarding the matter:

MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE regretfully announce that they have been forced to cancel all upcoming engagements, including their appearance at The Soundwave Festival in Australia.

Singer Gerard Way has been having severe vocal problems and is under doctor’s advisement to forgo the tour in order to receive treatment for his throat and vocal chords and protect their long-term use.

“We are really sorry that we’ve had to cancel this tour, and apologise for any inconvenience it has caused,” says singer Way. “The last thing we ever want to do is cancel shows, but we’ll be back to Australia to make it up to the fans as soon as possible.”

Patrons holding tickets to the MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE show at the Big Top, Luna Park on Thu 25 Feb are advised to contact their point of purchase to arrange a full refund of their tickets.

Soundwave would like to thank the ever brilliant JIMMY EAT WORLD who are interrupting their recording schedule in order to replace MCR on this year’s Soundwave bill.

JIMMY EAT WORLD have consistently held the number 1 spot as the most requested band by Soundwave fans (and staff!) and we look forward to having them on the festival after so many years of trying!

We are also thrilled to announce that JIMMY EAT WORLD will now join the already massive sideshow of GLASSJAW, SUNNY DAY REAL ESTATE, MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK AND RX BANDITS.

TUESDAY 23 FEBRUARY SYDNEY, UNSW ROUNDHOUSE – Licensed All Ages
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THURSDAY 25 FEBRUARY MELBOURNE, PALACE THEATRE – 18+
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