After having a difficult time on stage at Gov Ball, Hozier has made the decision to postpone two of his upcoming shows as he recovers from a virus.
The singer-songwriter announced Monday (June 9) that he would be rescheduling his shows in Camden, N.J., and Ridgedale, Mo., writing on X that he is unable to perform “due to illness.” Hozier had been slated to play the next day at the Freedom Mortgage Pavilion in Jersey, followed by a performance at Thunder Ridge Nature Arena in Missouri two days later.
“The Camden show will now take place on July 15, and the Ridgedale show will take place on July 22,” he wrote on X. “All previously purchased tickets will be honored for the new dates. Ticket holders will receive additional information via email.”
Apologizing for “any inconvenience this may cause,” Hozier clarified that his June 15 performance would proceed as scheduled. “Much love,” the Irish artist added.
The announcement comes one day after the musician’s headlining set at Gov Ball, during which he mostly sounded great — save for a few voice cracks — but looked a little tired. “For anybody who has never seen me before, I promise I sound at least 5% better on average,” Hozier joked on stage, revealing that he and several of his bandmates were fighting off a virus. “I am haunted — I am stricken — by the specter of puberty one more time.”
Also on Monday, the “Too Sweet” singer thanked fans in attendance at the New York City festival for bearing with him. “Thank you to @GovBallNYC for having me last night and to the crowd in NYC for being so kind while I struggled through this virus,” he wrote on X, sharing photos from the show. “You gave me such a lift, so much love.”
Hozier’s postponed shows had been part of a small string of summer performances supporting his Unreal Unearth album, which originally dropped in 2023 and debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200. The artist has expanded on the LP’s musical universe a couple of times since, dropping the expanded Unreal Unearth: Unending last December.
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