Papa Roach News

(4/17/01, 3 p.m. ET) -- Papa Roach has cancelled the second leg of its Raid The Nation tour, which was to feature special guests Alien Ant Farm and Fear Factory due to a wrist injury suffered by drummer David Buckner. The band will finish up the first leg tour dates, which wind down April 22 in Toronto, before a brief break.

The aggravated condition of Buckner's left wrist was made worse by the band's relentless touring schedule. He hopes to get the treatment he needs to be ready for two May radio festivals (May 12 in Las Vegas and May 19 in Chicago), European festival dates, and mainstage OzzFest 2001 dates.

Buckner said in a statement, "It's unfortunate that this had to happen. This is a huge disappointment for us--and I'm sure our brothers in Alien Ant Farm and Fear Factory--and no doubt to our fans. This condition is something that I've been struggling with since last year, and I hope to have this diagnosed, treated, and be back one hundred percent before OzzFest."

Fear Factory and Alien Ant Farm are still eager to tour and they're working on setting up shows in smaller venues visiting the cities in which the second leg of the Raid The Nation tour was to hit. When asked if they were fans of Papa Roach, Fear Factory bassist Christian Olde Wolbers told LAUNCH: "They've actually been big fans of ours. Musically, they're a young band. They've been around a while though. As a band, us, we like so much different music. They're a bunch of nice guys though. That's all that counts to me, you know?"

He added, "I know it would have been a good tour to be on because they have tremendous tour and radio and MTV and they have everything we don't have yet. So we were hoping to steal their fans and get some radio support."

An announcement about an Alien Ant Farm/Fear Factory tour is expected later in the week.

The cancelled second Raid The Nation leg (and possible cities for Alien Ant Farm/Fear Factory):

April 24 - Grand Rapids, MI - Orbit Room

April 25 - Detroit, MI - State Theatre

April 27 - Valparaiso, IN - Athletic Recreation Center

April 28 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagle Ballroom

April 29 - Davenport, IA - Adler Theatre

May 1 - Wichita, KS - Cotilion

May 2 - Springfield, MO - Shrine Mosque

May 7 - Reno, NV - Livestock Events Center

May 8 - San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theatre

May 10 - Los Angeles, CA - Palladium

May 11 - Phoenix, AZ - Mesa Amphitheatre

Papa Roach European Dates (NOT CANCELLED -- subject to change):

May 25 - Holland - Dynamo Festival

May 26 - Milton Keynes, England - Milton Keynes Bowl (OzzFest)

May 28 - Manchester, England - Apollo

May 29 - Newport, Wales England - Newport Centre

May 30 - Glasgow, Scotland - Glasgow Pavilion

June 1 - Nuremberg, Germany - Nuremberg Rock Festival

June 2 - Nuremberg, Germany - Nuremberg Rock Festival

June 3 - Landgraaf, Netherlands - Pinkpop Festival

Papa Roach on OzzFest (NOT CANCELLED -- subject to change):

June 8 - Chicago, IL - The World Amphitheater

June 9 - East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley Amphitheater

June 12 - Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Music Amphitheater

June 13 - Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Music Amphitheater

June 16 - Somerset, WI - Float-Rite Park

June 18 - St. Louis, MO - Riverport Amphitheater

June 19 - Kansas City, MO - Sandstone Amphitheater

June 22 - Denver, CO - Mile High Stadium

June 25 - George, WA - The Gorge

June 27 - Sacramento, CA - Sacramento Valley Amphitheater

June 30 - San Bernardino, CA - Glen Helen Blockbuster Amphitheater

July 3 - San Antonio, TX - South Texas Verizon Music Amphitheater

July 5 - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Theater

July 7 - Atlanta, GA - Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheater

July 13 - West Palm Beach, FL - Mars Music Amphitheater

July 14 - Tampa, FL – TBA

July 17 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

July 20 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion

July 21 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center

July 24 - Toronto, ONT - The Docks

July 26 - Cleveland, OH - Blossom Amphitheater

July 28 - Pittsburgh, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion

July 30 - Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Center

July 31 - Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Center

August 3 - Columbus, OH - Polaris Amphitheater

August 5 - Hartford, CT - Meadows Music Amphitheater

August 7 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center

August 8 - Mansfield,, MA - Tweeter Center

August 11 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center

August 12 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center

-- Darren Davis, New York

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