The Boognish giveth and the Boognish taketh away. On Monday night, Ween canceled its four remaining August tour dates. The second such multi-show cancellation to befall the band’s 40th-anniversary tour, this latest news arrives just days after the band returned to the stage for its first concerts since February.
Initially announced in January and expanded in February, Ween’s 40th-anniversary tour was due to include seven shows in April 2024 and an additional seven in August 2024. In early March, the band announced that it was canceling the April dates but keeping the previously announced August concerts in place. With this latest set of cancellations, which encompasses scheduled shows in Seattle, WA (8/6), Portland, OR (8/8, 8/9), and Eugene, OR (8/10), the tour’s scheduled 14-date itinerary has now come to a close after just three performances. The band is still scheduled to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Chocolate and Cheese at The Mann Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia on September 27th, currently the band’s only scheduled tour date.
“We regret to announce that we will have to cancel our shows this week in Seattle, Portland and Eugene,” the band wrote on social media. “We love performing for the best fans in the world, and we are beyond disappointed we won’t be able to do these shows. All tickets will be refunded at point of purchase. Thanks as always for the love and support.”
Ween did not offer an explanation for this latest round of cancelations. When the band wiped its April tour dates, guitarist Mickey “Dean Ween” Melchiondo issued an earnest letter to fans stating, “At this moment in time though I need to step away from performing live in order to preserve my mental and spiritual well being.” Drummer Claude Coleman Jr. also sat for an interview last week in which he said that he caught “a bit of a cold” after arriving in Missoula, MT for the band’s weekend run, but said he tested negative for COVID.
Ween made its all-too-brief return to the stage on Friday and Saturday for concerts in Missoula followed by a Sunday show in Spokane, WA. At the second show in Missoula, the band delivered the first-ever live performance of “Makin’ Love in the Gravy” from 1999’s semi-official Craters of the Sac odds-and-ends digital-only album (leaked by Deaner). On Friday, the band also issued a 30th anniversary of Chocolate and Cheese re-release with 15 additional tracks, including recordings of several songs that had never circulated.
Get well soon, Ween. Hail Boognish.
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