Refused announce farewell shows in UK and Europe following split announcement
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Swedish hardcore band Refused have revealed details of their final shows in the UK and Europe before they part ways.
The group, who formed in 1992, initially split in 1998 before eventually getting back together in 2012. However, in September, they revealed that Refused would split up once again following a series of farewell shows in North America which have now been extended into the UK and Europe.
“Gotta love festivals but of course we want to come and sweat and dance with you one last time. We could not be more excited, let’s make sure that we celebrate the demise of Refused in grand fashion!!!,” frontman Dennis Lyxzén said in a statement.
The run of dates will begin in Berlin on June 15th before visits to Frankfurt and Hamburg. Refused will then head to France for a show in Biarritz before the summer European tour concludes in Zurich on July 11th.
In October, Refused will perform in the United Kingdom for the final time with shows scheduled in Glasgow, Manchester, and London. They will also play in Dublin, Paris and Lille before wrapping up in Leipzig on October 11th.
In a statement last September, drummer David Sandström announced their split and revealed their plan was initially to end in 2024 but they were forced to cancel their shows after Lyxzén suffered a heart attack. Thankfully, he has since made a recovery.
Sandström reflected of their reunion: “We gave it several shots between 2012 and 2024. We all have different takes on how it went and what the legacy of the reformed band will be, but personally I felt we couldn’t quite agree on what we were supposed to do musically, and we were still struggling with that when the pandemic hit. Kristofer [Steen, guitars] felt that he’d done what he wanted to do and left the band in August of 2020 and although there was a delayed effect to the death blow, a death blow it was.”
He also said that Lyxzén is “doing great” and “itching to get back on tour to play shows and he even suggested we should keep preliminary dates set up for the late fall and winter, but we decided to postpone those shows and instead start up in the spring.”
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