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Godspeed You! Black Emperor Postpone Remainder of U.S. Tour Due to Illness

Following prior cancellations in the U.S., the band will reconvene their tour with shows in Canada next week.

The affected shows include scheduled dates in Saxapahaw, NC; Washington, D.C.; Brooklyn, NY; Norwalk, CT; Boston, MA; and Philadelphia, PA from Nov. 17 to Nov. 24 inclusive. The group did return to the stage on Saturday (Nov. 16) with a show in Charleston, SC, though fan reviews indicated the band played a somewhat truncated set. In a statement following their win, the group explained that it would donate the entirety of their $30,000 Prize money to found and fund a program which will provide musical instruments to prisoners in Quebec, “if they need them.” The band also used the statement to criticize the corporate sponsorship of the Prize, in addition to its very existence within the “horrifying malaise” of the world.

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