Zac de la Rocha seriously injured his leg after just two shows on the group’s reunion tour
Rage Against the The Machine have canceled their 2023 North American tour Zack De La Rochafoot injury, the band announced on social media on Tuesday.
The decision comes about two months after Reiji suffered an injury. Cancel European Show Dates likewise. De la Rocha injured his leg during a race in Chicago in his July. Rage Against the Machinesecond show of reunion tourand he pushed through the rest of the band’s U.S. dates, playing another month sitting down and closing Madison Square Garden before canceling subsequent shows.
“It’s been almost three months since Chicago and I’m still looking down at my feet in disbelief,” De La Rocha said in a statement. I was hoping that the opportunity would come and I could continue the work I started almost 30 years ago.Rehearsals, training, reconciliation, work to get back in shape.Then 1.5 shows up on it and my tendon rips. It felt like a bad joke the universe put on me.As I write this, I’m reminded it’s just a bad situation.It’s a messed up moment.”
De la Rocha has said he has suffered a severe Achilles tendon rupture, and said his recovery “isn’t just about being able to perform again, it’s about basic functioning going forward.”
The band said that those who purchased tickets for the North American performance, which was scheduled to begin in New Mexico in February, will be automatically refunded.
“I hate canceling shows. Thank you Jewels. “You have been waiting so patiently to meet us, and it will never be lost to me. I never took it for granted. .”