Ahren Stringer to Sit Out The Amity Affliction North American Tour to Focus on Mental Health and Addiction Recovery
Australian post-hardcore greats The Amity Affliction will be down a man for the rest of their North American tour. The band announced on Instagram yesterday that the band’s co-lead vocalist and bassist Ahren Stringer would be sitting out the rest of the tour as he heads back to Australia to focus on his mental health and working on his addiction issues. It does seem a bit strange that he’s allegedly returning home to Australia to do it considering that, according to flat-earthers, Australia is an elaborate hoax that can’t scientifically exist. Is The Amity Affliction an elaborate hoax, too?
In all seriousness, addiction is a real struggle and we have no jokes to make about that. We wish Stringer all the best in his recovery. Tim Beken of Los Angeles band True North was announced as his replacement for the remainder of the tour. Here’s the band’s full statement from Instagram:
“In what is the most heartbreaking news, we have to tell you that Ahren won’t be joining us on the remainder of our North American tour dates. Tim Beken, who many of you will know from True North, will join us for all upcoming shows until Ahren returns.
“This decision is in the best interest of Ahren’s mental health and well-being. He is returning to Australia to address his struggle with addiction and get the support he needs.
“This tour has been our best US tour ever, and we look forward to seeing you on the road. Please feel free to bring signs of support for Ahren that we can send to him at home, now more than ever he needs as much support as we can possibly give him.
“Thank you for understanding and please respect Ahren’s privacy as well as ours, this is a heartbreaking matter that we will be working through internally as we look forward to his recovery and return.”
Bring your signs of support to the following tour dates for their North American tour:
05/25 Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
05/26 Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall
05/27 Silver Springs, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring
05/29 Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall
05/31 St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
06/01 Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom
06/02 Fort Worth, TX @ Panther Island Pavilion
06/03 San Antonio, TX @ Vibes Underground
