TWINS OF EVIL tour!

[Nizamark]

fuuuuck. well i guess coady's one of the best/only choices for a replacement.

back surgery's scary enough, but i really don't like the sound of 'emergency' surgery

[joelk]

Goddamn this is sad. I really hope Dale ends up okay. This sounds like life changing shit.

[black stallion]

back surgery's scary enough, but i really don't like the sound of 'emergency' surgery

my thought exactly, not my intention to start a medical discussion but i wonder what happened if only a few days back he was about to leave for the tour

[John Schuller]

Devastating news about Dale. I feel for him and his family - and really hope Melvins have a great healthcare plan and that Dale has an easy surgery and quick recovery.

I am glad they are doing the tour with Coady - it will keep the income coming in while they are still making up for lost time during the pandemic.

Coady will kill it, Dale will get better - and maybe we will start seeing some double drum shows again in the future!!!!

[Pound4abrown]

As I have mentioned here before, I have worked with Dale's brother for about 15yrs now.
We are in different offices these days, but I reached out to ask him to pass along only the best vibes to Dale.

[))))((((]

maybe we will start seeing some double drum shows again in the future!!!!

I thought that too! Although i suppose that's something more for later thoughts. But yeah Coady has performed Bullhead before so will be absolutely fine there.

back surgery's scary enough, but i really don't like the sound of 'emergency' surgery

Honestly, when i first read the top of the statement and it said the tour was in tribute to Dale, i thought he had died or something! Obviously when we read it, it was concerning but hopefully everything goes to plan.

[Helen83]

Jeez I don't think Dale will ever return to drum again by the sounds of this issue.

[amazonAMAZON]

Super sad news. Hope Dale recovers, but the history of this and the impact of drumming means there's some chance he may not drum on stage again.

Can we at least take a moment to appreciate the announcement? Well crafted, compassionate, gives fans and friends and family all enough information to respond in kind. Nothing snarky (unlike so many band's Twitter iPhone screeds these days).

[))))((((]

Super sad news. Hope Dale recovers, but the history of this and the impact of drumming means there's some chance he may not drum on stage again.

I know i'm jumping to scenarios but if that DID happen i'm pretty sure Buzz would make sure Dale could still be involved with the band somehow if he wished to. Whether that was just in studio recording or even vacating drums and playing 2nd guitar or something when they tour and someone else is the drummer.

Can we at least take a moment to appreciate the announcement? Well crafted, compassionate, gives fans and friends and family all enough information to respond in kind. Nothing snarky (unlike so many band's Twitter iPhone screeds these days).

It made me wonder who wrote it. Whether it was one person or a couple who gave input. I could be wrong, but for some reason i suspect it wasn't Buzz.

[John Schuller]

Super sad news. Hope Dale recovers, but the history of this and the impact of drumming means there's some chance he may not drum on stage again.

Can we at least take a moment to appreciate the announcement? Well crafted, compassionate, gives fans and friends and family all enough information to respond in kind. Nothing snarky (unlike so many band's Twitter iPhone screeds these days).

Damn straight. It was really well crafted. I also noticed all of the comments were supportive on Instagram. I was expecting at least one or two assholes.

[>>>JZS<<<]

    We love you Dale Crover !!

[Nizamark]

do i remember correctly that dale had some back issues a few years ago ?

[buddy holiday]

do i remember correctly that dale had some back issues a few years ago ?

Yes, they canceled the 2019 euro tour because of this.

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I'm looking forward to seeing the setlist and hopefully a few video clips of tonight's first show!

[Nizamark]

anyone have any intel on set times for tonight in LA?   shows are so early these days.