Una vez mas y a falta de algun comunicado oficial por parte de la banda, Sideline anuncia un posible comunicado que seria lanzado en el transcurso del dis de hoy.
Les dejamos parte de esta nota.
Depeche Mode to cancel Pinkpop, London, Hamburg and Dusseldorf dates ? - an official announcement is to be made later today
Pinkpop boss Jan Smeets has been quoted yesterday evening by the Belgian press agency Belga saying that Depeche Mode will most probably not be perfoming at this year's Pinkpop festival in Holland. Smeets says he's trying to book Oasis or The Prodigy as a replacement act. The Prodigy however announced on their Twitter account that they won't come to Pinkpop.
According to various reports more shows are off including London, Hamburg and the 2 Dusseldorf shows. An official announcement is about to be made today by the band's management. This news article will be updated the moment we get more news.
Update: In a response to Limburger.nl Smeets would have said that Dave Gahan has undergone surgery in New York during which a tumor was dicovered. Doctors would have said that it would be irresponsible to keep on touring in these conditions. It's unclear why the band does not just cancel the complete first part of the tour so that Gahan can recover at ease.