Tag: Mark E. Smith

The Fall cancel more concerts over Mark E. Smith’s health: ‘None of us wanted this to happen’

A month after returning to the stage in a wheelchair, Mark E. Smith’s health problems have forced the cancellation of three more concerts by The Fall this month, including, at the last minute, a gig in Bristol, England, last night and tonight’s planned performance in London. The band’s next scheduled shows are in New York in February.

Watch: Wheelchair-bound Mark E. Smith leads The Fall in live return following health scare

Watch: Wheelchair-bound Mark E. Smith leads The Fall in live return following health scare

Two months after Mark E. Smith’s health forced the postponement of the first U.S. concerts by The Fall in more than a decade, the irascible frontman brought his long-running band back to the stage in the U.K. last week — strapped into a wheelchair, but still delivering his trademark vocal blast. See video of that performance here.

The Fall's 7-disc 'The Singles 1978-2016' box set to collect 117 A-sides and B-sides

The Fall’s 7-disc ‘The Singles 1978-2016’ box set to collect 117 A-sides and B-sides

Nearly four decades’ worth of singles — both A-sides and their accompanying B-sides — by the assorted lineups of Mark E. Smith’s pioneering post-punk outfit The Fall will be collected on a new 7-disc, 117-track box set from Cherry Red Records this November. See the full tracklist right here.

The Fall postpones rare U.S. concerts to 2018 due to concerns about Mark E. Smith's health

The Fall postpones rare U.S. concerts to 2018 due to concerns about Mark E. Smith’s health

The first U.S. concerts by The Fall in more than 11 years will have to wait until next year, as the band today announced the postponement of its seven-night New York City residency and cancellation of a Kentucky festival appearance due to the ill health of frontman Mark E. Smith. See the new dates here.

A week of The Fall: Mark E. Smith and Co. extend Brooklyn residency to 7 nights

A week of The Fall: Mark E. Smith and Co. extend Brooklyn residency to 7 nights

The Fall’s planned five-night residency in Brooklyn — bandleader Mark E. Smith and Co.’s first U.S. dates in more than 11 years — has grown to a full week as the band has added two more shows, one on each end, to that mid-September run of concerts. See the band’s full dates, including U.K. shows, here.

The Fall returns to America for 5-night Brooklyn residency, Kentucky festival

The Fall returns to America for 5-night Brooklyn residency, Kentucky festival

Mark E. Smith will bring the current iteration of The Fall to America this September for the band’s first U.S. dates in more than 11 years: a five-night residency in Brooklyn followed by a headlining appearance at the Cropped Out Festival in Louisville, Ky. See the band’s full tour dates here.

The Fall to release ‘New Facts Emerge’ — band’s 32nd studio album — in July

The Fall to release ‘New Facts Emerge’ — band’s 32nd studio album — in July

The unstoppable Mark E. Smith returns this summer with his 32nd studio album under The Fall moniker, an 11-track collection called New Facts Emerge that features a slightly stripped-down lineup of the legendary and oft-changing Manchester band.