Depeche Mode have been forced to cancel their show at the O2 tomorrow (Saturday) after singer Dave Gahan underwent an surgery to remove a cancerous tumour in his bladder.

The band have now cancelled nine dates of their Tour of the Universe shows since Gahan was taken ill.

The 47-year-old singer was initially diagnosed with gastroenteritis before further medical tests revealed a "low grade malignant tumour"

Following the operation, Gahan has been told by doctors to rest until June 8 when the band are due to play Leipzig in Germany.

Update

AFFECTED UPCOMING SHOWS

May 30th
London O2 is postponed and will be rescheduled to a new date, which will be announced shortly. Tickets purchased will remain valid.

May 31st
Depeche Mode's performance at the Pinkpop Festival in Landgraaf is cancelled.

June 2nd
The show at the HSH Nordbank Arena in Hamburg will now take place on July 1st. Tickets purchased remain valid.

June 4th & 5th
The shows at Dusseldorf LTU Arena on June 4th and 5th will be rescheduled, however the exact dates cannot be determined until the 2nd Bundesliga releases its new schedule. Dates for the rescheduled shows are expected to be announced by early July. Ticket holders should retain their tickets for the rescheduled shows.

June 7th & 8th
Regrettably, the June 7th show in Leipzig must be cancelled due to doctors' orders, however the June 8th show will occur as planned. Tickets for the cancelled June 7th show may be exchanged for tickets to either the June 8th show in Leipzig or the June 10th show in Berlin (availability permitting) at the relevant box office.

July 2nd
Bergen, Koengen has been rescheduled to Thursday, January 28th, 2010 at the Vestlandhallen.

Is anyone bitching about the date being postponed and how it affected their travel plans to see him? Is anyone blaming him? I'd like to see it. Hmmmph

I wish him well with his recovery, they make good music

alphastreet said:

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Oh Man. I wish him well I'm seeing them in NYC.

They are on repeat right now on Jimmy Kimmel...

alphastreet said:

No, because Dave and the band have sincerely apologized for all the inconvenience it has caused thier fans on their website, even though it is a life threatening illness that is the reason!! And they have kept their fans well informed as to the reason for cancellation and keeping them posted as to rescheduling of dates and letting them know that their tickets for the original shows will b honoured!!!

When has Prince ever apologized to his fans for any cancellation of gigs and when has he ever even given a valid reason for cancelling out?????
[Edited 5/29/09 23:13pm]

Desire2006 said:

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Prince does not have a history of canceling shows. A few doing Sign of the Times, when he fell down and busted his ankle doing the hit and run tours and this Croake Park thing which may be the fault of the promotors who sold tickets with no signed contract.

I am so tired of people coming on this board and making up history. Even the fact that you are pleased that Depeche Mode kept their fans informed about a personal health issue is wack.

If one needs to have surgery or just plain cannot work out the logistics fans are not always going to be notified. You buy a ticket the show gets canceled you get a refund. Pretty simple to understand that something could happen to cancel the show.
[Edited 5/30/09 11:03am]

I wish you well for recovery Dave.
The world needs you.