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Monday, July 20, 2009
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While we’re terribly dissappointed about the Beastie Boys ACL cancellation and sincerely wish Adam Yauch a speedy recovery, we are left to wonder who will take the band’s spot on the bill. We’ve pulled out a few of our top picks (yes, we’re dreaming big). Use our interactive to let us know who you think is up to the job. Also, feel free to log your own choices in the comments below.
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Beastie Boys cancel all upcoming tour dates (ACL Fest included)
Oh man. This sucks. A recently diagnosed cancerous tumor in Adam Yauch’s left parotid (salivary) gland means the Beastie Boys are canceling all tour dates and appearances for their new album, which has also been put on hold.
C3 did not have a comment Monday on what will go in that slot.
From their publicist: “Adam “MCA” Yauch of Beastie Boys was diagnosed last week as having a cancerous tumor in his left parotid (salivary) gland. Luckily it was caught early and is localized in one area, and as such is considered very treatable. It will however require surgery and several weeks of additional treatment. Fortunately the cancer is not in a location that will affect Yauch’s vocal chords.
Beastie Boys have canceled all upcoming concert appearances to allow time for Yauch’s surgery and recovery. The release of the band’s forthcoming album Hot Sauce Committee Part 1 will also be pushed back.
Paraphrasing from a video statement on Beastieboys.com, Yauch said, “I just need to take a little time to get this in check, and then we’ll release the record and play some shows. It’s a pain in the neck (sorry had to say it) because i was really looking forward to playing these shows, but the doctors have made it clear that this is not the kind of thing that can be put aside to deal with later.”
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Yauch explains his diagnosis in this video:
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The ACL grid is here!
Some initial thoughts:
School of Seven Bells at the Barton Springs stage at 12:30 p.m. Friday could be a big hipster draw. But I can also see them playing an aftershow at, say, Mohawk or Emo’s.
What’s the over-under on Lily Allen actually showing up?
Weird hole on Friday at the Lady Bird Lake stage between the Walkmen and Lily Allen? Something biggish that is not yet confirmed, probably.
Can’t really see the Knux and Blitzen Trapper drawing the same crowd. The rest of the weekend seems pretty well balanced. (Ghostland Observatory vs. Dave Matthews Band, Trail of Dead vs. Bon Iver, B-52s vs. Clutch)
Sunday is my jam. Clutch, Arctic Monkeys (whom I might as well give another chance), the Dead Weather (a.k.a. late-period Royal Trux for the Twitter generation), Sonic Youth and headliners Pearl Jam, who will probably play as long as humanly possible.
So what do you think?
