Gary Numan’s North American ‘Intruder’ Tour has been put on hold until 2022.
The Are ‘Friends’ Electric? singer was set to begin his latest run of live shows later this month, but has taken the decision to pull the dates due to rising Covid cases.
In a series of posts on Twitter, he explained: “I’m enormously disappointed to announce the North American Intruder tour, due to start on Sep 17, is being postponed until 2022. Those new dates will be announced as soon as possible.
1/ I’m enormously disappointed to announce the North American Intruder tour, due to start on Sep 17, is being postponed until 2022. Those new dates will be announced as soon as possible.
— Gary Numan (@numanofficial) September 7, 2021
“As the new Delta variant of Covid continues to surge we have spent a great deal of time trying to ensure that measures are in place that would give fans, band and touring crew a meaningful degree of safety from the virus. Unfortunately that has proven to be impossible.
“The safety of fans is of the utmost importance and, without those measures, I cannot see how people can gather inside venues without running the very real risk of being infected. Nor can I expect my band and crew to be exposed to that level of risk on a nightly basis.
“Thank you to everyone that had bought tickets to come and see us play. I am so sorry that we’ve had to take this decision. I can’t begin to tell you how disappointing this is for all of us, in so many ways, but your safety has to come first, and that of the band and crew.”
New shows are set to be announced for 2022 and refunds are available for ticket holders who cannot make the rescheduled dates.
Gary added: “I sincerely hope we can get together again in 2022.”
In a recent interview with Retro Pop, Gary hinted at what fans can expect from the tour, teasing “big things” are in the pipeline as he readies a show for larger venues.
“I’ve long been thinking about asymmetric light shows; huge towers running on one side and something very, very different than the other,” he mused.
“I’ve been working on that for years and trying to find a way of making that work no matter where you sit, and it’s very tricky,” said Gary. “But I’ve been working on some things and this might be the time to give that a try.”
In a review of the album, Retro Pop called ‘Intruder’ a “testament to [Numan’s] legacy as a figurehead and pioneer of electronic music.”
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