Placebo have been forced to cancel several live dates following an outbreak of COVID in their band and crew.Writing on Instagram, the band revealed that they would no longer we able to perform dates in Bucharest, Romexpo in Romania (July 13) nor Skopje Calling in Macedonia (July 16).“We are frustrated and disappointed to not be able to perform these shows which are important to us – as we know they are to you.”“We apologise sincerely for the inconvenience and disappointment.
We are doing all we can to reschedule and please check locally for further announcements.”You can see the full post here:A post shared by OFFICIAL PLACEBO INSTAGRAM. (@placeboworld)The band are due to embark on a UK and Ireland tour in November – you can see those dates below and find tickets here.NOVEMBERFriday 18 – Portsmouth, GuildhallSaturday 19 – Brighton, CentreMonday 21 – Liverpool, Eventim OlympiaTuesday 22 – Manchester, O2 Victoria WarehouseThursday 24 – Cardiff, Motorpoint ArenaSaturday 26 – London, O2 Academy BrixtonSunday 27 – London, O2 Academy BrixtonTuesday 29 – Leicester, De Montfort HallWednesday 30 – Leeds, O2 AcademyIn other news, the band’s Brian Molko has recently spoken about Placebo’s connection to Kate Bush and the reason they chose to cover ‘Running Up That Hill’.The band covered ‘Running Up That Hill’ in 2003, with the song becoming the first track on the band’s ‘Covers’ album that same year.
Their rendition ended up peaking at Number 44 on the UK Singles Chart in 2006, after being used during the fourth-season premiere of The O.C.The original song has found renewed popularity after featuring in the fourth season of Stranger Things.