Dead Can Dance Cancels European and North American Tours

To their great disappointment, Dead Can Dance announced this morning that they will have to cancel their planned European and North American tours.

Brendan Perry, Lisa Gerrard, and a full ensemble of talented musicians had been planning to return to North America for the first time in a decade since their last appearance at the 2013 Coachella Festival.  Their previous plans to tour this side of the pond had already been thwarted due to the pandemic – now, it’s health reasons.

They thank their loyal fans for their support. We hope for their healing and rest.

For refunds, please contact the point of purchase.

Here is the list of canceled shows in Europe:

• October 19      Théâtre Sébastopol – Lille, France
• October 21      Grand Rex – Paris, France
• October 22      L’auditorium – Lyon, France
• October 24      Haus Auensee – Leipzig, Germany
• October 26      Polish Baltic Frederic Chopin Philharmonic – Gdansk, Poland
• October 29      Compensa Concert Hall – Vilnius, Lithuania
• October 31      Area Riga – Riga, Latvia
• November 2   Alexela Kontserdimaja – Tallinn, Estonia
• November 4   Kulttuuritalo – Helsinki, Finland
• November 6   Oslo Konserthus – Oslo, Norway
• November 8   Göta Lejon – Stockholm, Sweden
• November 11 DR Koncerthuset – Copenhagen, Denmark
• December 11  Grand Auditorium Louis Lumiere – Cannes, France

Here is the list of 2023 canceled shows in North America:

• March 24     Orpheum – Vancouver, BC
• March 26     Paramount Theatre – Seattle, WA
• March 29     Arlene Schnitzer – Portland, OR
• March 31     Masonic Auditorium – San Francisco, CA
• April 1           Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
• April 3          Cal Coast Credit Union Amphitheatre – San Diego, CA
• April 5          The Union – Salt Lake City, UT
• April 7          The Mission Ballroom – Denver, CO
• April 10        State Theatre – Minneapolis, MN
• April 11        Chicago Theater – Chicago, IL
• April 13        Masonic Temple Theater – Detroit, MI
• April 14        Meridian Hall – Toronto, ON
• April 16        Boch Center – Boston, MA
• April 17        Radio City Music Hall – New York City, NY
• April 19        Carnegie Music Hall – Rose & Gilt Theatre – Pittsburgh, PA
• April 21        The Anthem – Washington, DC
• April 22       Opera House – Philadelphia, PA

In June last year, the band released Mushin, a nine-minute masterpiece in meditation based around the concept of Japanese archery (Kyudo) and Noh theatre.

The term “Mushin” is a Zen expression, meaning “the mind without mind” and is also referred to as the state of “no-mindedness”. Mushin is achieved when a person’s mind is free from thoughts of anger, fear, or ego during combat or everyday life. That is, a mind not fixed or occupied by thought or emotion and thus open to everything. To give oneself completely to the shooting is the spiritual goal, achieved by the perfection of both the spirit and shooting technique leading to munen musō, “no thoughts, no illusions”.

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