Support floods in for Reverend and the Makers as they cancel tour to ‘grieve properly’

Beloved northern band Reverend and the Makers have cancelled their upcoming tour, with frontman Jon McClure sharing a heartbreakingly honest statement.

The acclaimed Sheffield band were set to perform at venues across the UK in support of their seventh studio album, Heatwave In The Cold North.

Their tour in November included a final night at the Academy here in Manchester, as well as at venues in Holmfirth, Leeds and Liverpool.

But Reverend and the Makers have now sadly decided to put their live tour on hold while Jon takes time to ‘grieve properly’ following the sudden death of his father, he wrote.

The star said that he ‘tried to record an album’ while his dad was ill, but said that he was ‘distracted the whole time’ and now needs to re-record the music.

He wrote that his ‘head was in the hospital ward’.

Jon said: “I owe it to myself and to my Dad to make it as good as it can be.”

His statement then went on to say that the band are no longer able to tour in November, with Jon adding that he ‘can’t go out with no new music’.

He wrote: “I need that time to be in the studio but also to grieve properly. My heads been all over the shop to be truthful. I’m a bit done pretending otherwise.”

“I’m out here asking for your patience and understanding whilst I get all my ducks in a row for 2025,” he added.

Jon’s full statement on the upcoming Reverend and the Makers tour says: “Gonna try and say this as honestly as possible. My Dad got super poorly and subsequently passed away suddenly earlier this year.

“I didn’t want it to affect me. Stupidly, I tried to record an album whilst nursing him through his final days. But the truth is I was distracted the whole time. The songs are brilliant -The best I’ve ever written.

“But I wasn’t paying enough attention to how it sounded. My head was in the hospital ward.

“And so regrettably, I need to take a few months to re record a bunch of stuff. I owe it to myself and to my Dad to make it as good as it can be. All your preorders are still valid so no need to stress.

“But i guess it does mean that I can’t tour in November now. I can’t go out with no new music. I need that time to be in the studio but also to grieve properly. My heads been all over the shop to be truthful. I’m a bit done pretending otherwise.

“I get I’ve messed everyone around a bit here but I want this record to be a masterpiece so I’m out here asking for your patience and understanding whilst I get all my ducks in a row for 2025.

“We have some incredible things in the pipeline so please stay tuned. Peace and love.”

Us here at The Manc, The Sheff and The Hoot are sending all the love to Jon and the band and will be back at the front when they are ready to tour again.

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