Illness forces Marianas Trench to cancel Sault appearance

Most of the first half the tour is rescheduled but the Sault Ste. Marie and Medicine Hat shows can't be rescheduled

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SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT CANADA INC.

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The first 10 shows of the “Marianas Trench and the Last Crusade” tour set to begin on November 1 in Prince George, BC have been postponed due to an illness within the band. The tour will now begin on November 16 in St. Catharines, ON at the Meridian Centre, with the subsequent dates in Ontario and the Maritimes proceeding as scheduled.

The concerts prior to St. Catharines have been rescheduled to January and February 2017. The revised tour schedule can be found below. Tickets for the postponed shows will be honoured on the rescheduled dates.

Unfortunately the tour is unable to include rescheduled Sault Ste. Marie and Medicine Hat concerts. Refunds for both shows will be available at point of purchase.

“No one is more disappointed about this than I am,” says frontman Josh Ramsay. “Unfortunately, we must postpone some of our upcoming tour dates. My throat infection and resulting scar tissue is serious enough that my doctor's diagnosis was for me to not sing a note until the New Year. However, I can't handle this forcing me to cancel a second tour in a row completely, so I've chosen to postpone the first half of the tour to give my voice a little extra time to recuperate. With enough vocal rest and medicine, I should be back in fighting shape in no time. Unfortunately we weren’t able to reschedule all the shows, and we’ll have to see our fans in Sault Ste. Marie and Medicine Hat a little further down the road!”

“Marianas Trench and the Last Crusade” Tour

With very special guests Shawn Hook and Repartee.

November 2016 dates:

November 16 St. Catharines, ON Meridian Centre
November 17 Windsor, ON The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor
November 18 Ottawa, ON The Arena at TD Place
November 20 Moncton, NB Casino New Brunswick
November 21 Halifax, NS Scotiabank Centre
November 24 St. John's, NL Mile One Centre

Re-scheduled dates:

January 31, 2017 Thunder Bay, ON Thunder Bay Community Auditorium
February 2, 2017 Brandon, MB Westman Place
February 6, 2017 Saskatoon, SK SaskTel Centre
February 8, 2017 Grande Prairie, AB Revolution Place
February 9, 2017 Prince George, BC CN Centre
February 10, 2017 Abbotsford, BC Abbotsford Centre
February 12, 2017 Victoria, BC Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre

The tour is in support of Marianas Trench’s latest studio album Astoria (604 Records/Sony) which echoes one part 1980’s fantasy adventure film and one part classic Marianas Trench. The new video for the single “Who Do You Love” can be viewed here.

The video is a “Pay It Forward” gesture inspiring people to go out and do some good, make the world a better place, even if just for a moment.

Since their 2006 debut, Fix Me, Marianas Trench have had two Certified Platinum-selling records (Masterpiece Theatre, Ever After), chart topping hits, garnered multiple SOCAN and MMVA Awards, number 1 videos on MuchMusic, JUNO nominations, and won the 2013 JUNO Award for Group of the Year.

Ramsay also received a Grammy nomination in 2013 for co-writing and producing Carly Rae Jepsen's breakthrough smash "Call Me Maybe."

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