Sum 41 Cancel August Farewell Dates as Deryck Whibley Recovers From Back Injury
The frontman of the Canadian pop-punk band suffered a minor back injury and is taking a physician-ordered break, causing the band to cancel six dates in Quebec and the east coast. They still have 32 dates left, leading up to their final show in Toronto in January 2025.
Canadian pop-punk band Sum 41 are stepping off the road for the rest of the summer.
The iconic group, which started in the 2000s, have had to cancel six August dates on their farewell tour due to a back injury sustained by frontman Deryck Whibley.
Nova Scotia music festival The Jubilee revealed earlier in the week that a band member had suffered a "minor back injury" and was on physician-ordered rest, with Canadian Press later confirming Whibley as the injured member.
In addition to The Jubilee, the band has cancelled headlining spots at New Brunswick's Area 506 festival; Rimouski, Quebec's Les Grandes Fêtes TELUS; and Victoriaville, Quebec's Rock La Cauze; as well as dates in Saguenay and Quebec City.
The Jubilee and the Area 506 dates won't be rescheduled, but no word yet as to the other four.
The band has 32 dates left, picking up again with a west coast run starting in San Francisco on September 4. They're set to eventually make their way back east in January 2025 for their final ever shows in Ottawa, Laval and Toronto.
Whibley and co.'s goal when they announced their final album and tour was to go out on a high note, amidst a career resurgence. They set a new chart record this year with their single "Landmines" from final album Heaven :X: Helltopping the Alternative Airplay chart 23 years after "Fat Lip" did the same in 2001, making them the record-holders for longest gap in No. 1's on the chart.
Whibley told GQ last December that health problems and time away from family were making it harder to stay on the road.
Hopefully he's able to make a full recovery for Sum 41's final stretch of dates on their Tour of the Setting Sum, so they can call it a day the way they intended.
Tour of the Setting Sum Dates
August 1 – Rimouski, Quebec – Parc Beausejour
August 3 – New Glasgow, NS – The Jubilee
August 4 – Saint John, NB – Area 506
August 7 – Saguenay, Quebec – La Baie’s Harbor Village Agora
August 8 – Québec, Quebec – Quebec City Old Port Agora
August 9 – Victoriaville, Quebec – Rock La Cauze
September 4 – San Francisco, CA – Masonic Auditorium^
September 6 – Portland, OR – Alaska Airlines’ Theater Of The Clouds^
September 7 – Seattle, WA – Wamu Theater^
September 8 – Boise, ID – Revolution Concert House and Event Center^
September 10 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Lot at The Complex^
September 11 – Denver, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre^
September 12 – Des Moines, IA – Vibrant Music Hall^
September 14 – Detroit, MI – Masonic Temple^
September 15 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center^
September 17 – Coraopolis, PA – UPMC Events Center^
September 23 – Miami, FL – The Fillmore Miami Beach^
September 24 – Orlando, FL – Orlando Amphitheater^
September 28 – Austin, TX – H-E-B Center at Cedar Park^
September 29 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
September 30 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory^
October 2 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre^
October 3 – Los Angeles, CA – YouTube Theater^
October 5 – Las Vegas, NV – Bakkt Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino^
November 23 – Nanterre, France – Paris La Défense Arena – SOLD OUT
January 10 — Victoria, BC - Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre
January 11 — Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena
January 13 — Kelowna, BC - Prospera Place
January 16 — Calgary, AB - Scotiabank Saddledome
January 17 — Edmonton, AB - Rogers Place
January 18 — Saskatoon, SK - Sasktel Centre
January 20 — Winnipeg, MB - Canada Life Centre
January 23 — St. Catharines, ON - Meridian Centre
January 24 — Ottawa, ON - Canadian Tire Centre
January 25 — Laval, QC - Place Bell
January 27 — London, ON - Budweiser Gardens
January 28 — Toronto, ON - Scotiabank Arena
January 30 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena – FINAL SHOW
^ with The Interrupters
