It comes after he was forced to pull out of a performance in Japan earlier in the yearHeadlining the Honda Stage on the Saturday of the festival’s final weekend, The Cure were without their regular bassist, who, according to a statement put out by the band, had to return to the UK.“Another serious personal situation affecting our bassist Simon arose yesterday, and as a consequence he had to return to the UK,” the statement read. The Cure have shared that the reason Simon Gallup had to pull out of last night’s Austin City Limits performance, stating that the bassist had “another serious personal situation”. The Cure‘s Simon Gallup was forced to pull out of the band's ACL gig and return to the UK due to "another serious personal situation." Following a "serious personal situation," he was replaced by his son for their headlining set at Fuji Rock Festival. “We would like to thank Eden Gallup for filling in on bass again at such short notice.” You can read the full statement below. Over the weekend, the good folks in Austin, Texas were treated to the second weekend of 2019’s Austin City Limits festival. The Cure have shared that the reason Simon Gallup had to pull out of last night’s Austin City Limits performance, stating that the bassist had “another serious personal situation”. Start typing to see results or hit ESC to close © 2020 NME is a member of the media division of The statement released by the band not only highlighted the reason Gallup pulled out of the show but also who his replacement would be; his son, Eden. The band were due to close the Honda Stage on the Saturday of the festival’s final weekend, so they were in need of a bassist, badly. Eden Gallup also stood in for him then and the band said they were “very grateful to Ed for reaching out across the generational divide to help us out, and join him in welcoming his dad back for our seven remaining summer festival shows.”The Cure added to last night’s statement by thanking everyone at ACL for “their understanding and support.”AND EVERYONE AT THE SECOND WEEKEND OF THE AUSTIN CITY LIMITS FESTIVAL FOR THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORT – WE HOPE YOU ALL ENJOYED THE SHOW TONIGHT AS MUCH AS WE DID… LOVE AS EVER – THE CURE X" After previously revealing that their next effort will be The world's defining voice in music and pop culture since 1952.
It comes after Gallup was forced to pull out of a performance in Japan earlier in the year. It comes after Gallup was forced to pull out of a performance in Japan earlier in the year. It has been confirmed that Simon did not perform at the gig and actualy flew home almost immediately after the decision was made. "ANOTHER SERIOUS PERSONAL SITUATION AFFECTING OUR BASSIST SIMON AROSE YESTERDAY, AND AS A CONSEQUENCE HE HAD TO RETURN TO THE UK – WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK EDEN GALLUP FOR FILLING IN ON BASS AGAIN AT SUCH SHORT NOTICE, AND EVERYONE AT THE SECOND WEEKEND OF THE AUSTIN CITY LIMITS FESTIVAL FOR THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORT – WE HOPE YOU ALL ENJOYED THE SHOW TONIGHT AS MUCH AS WE DID… LOVE AS EVER – THE CURE X" Gallup also missed the band’s performance at Fuji Festival in July after the bassist was again affected by a “personal situation” with his son Eden again “spanning the generational divide” to fill in for his old man.The Cure’s Simon Gallup pulled out of Austin City Limits date because of “another serious personal situation” For the first time, The Cure performed live without their bassist Simon Gallup.
Our thoughts are with Simon at this time. Simon Gallup of The Cure has missed another of the band’s concerts, pulling out of their Austin City Limits performance due to “another serious personal situation”. It then thanked Gallup’s son Eden for filling in for his father: “We would like to thank Eden Gallup for filling in on bass again at such short notice.”"ANOTHER SERIOUS PERSONAL SITUATION AFFECTING OUR BASSIST SIMON AROSE YESTERDAY, AND AS A CONSEQUENCE HE HAD TO RETURN TO THE UK – WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK EDEN GALLUP FOR FILLING IN ON BASS AGAIN AT SUCH SHORT NOTICE, This isn’t the first time this year that Gallup has had to pull out of a performance.