The Civil Wars Cancellations

Folk duo The Civil Wars has canceled all upcoming 2012 dates beginning with Nov. 7 in Brighton, England, as well as a 2013 run through Australia. A message posted on the group’s Facebook page cited personal reasons for the change of plans.

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The first indication that something was amiss came from Australia when MG Promotions announced that the Civil Wars Australia / New Zealand tour scheduled for March 2013 was canceled.

Then there were rumblings indicating the current United Kingdom / Europe tour would also be affected. Confirmation came via a short message on The Civil Wars’ Facebook page.

“The Civil Wars have canceled the remainder of their 2012 European tour dates after concluding their show at the Camden Roundhouse in London next week on 6th Nov. The band are extremely regretful, and their reasons are personal. There is no more information at this time.”

The Civil Wars’ January schedule is also off the books. In Michigan, the Ann Arbor Folk Festival announced the group would not play the annual event, saying it had been notified that the group’s 2013 dates had been canceled. Other venues scheduled to host the duo in January have posted similar messages on their websites.

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Joy Williams and John Paul White of The Civil Wars at the Americana Honors & Awards in Nashville, Tenn.

Currently touring the United Kingdom, upcoming shows that are not canceled include tonight’s gig in Glasgow at O2 Academy Nov. 2, Gateshead at The Sage Nov. 3, Cambridge at the Corn Exchange Nov. 4, and, of course, the aforementioned Roundhouse show in London set for Nov. 6.