KATSEYE Postpones Two More Wildworld Tour Shows as Member Recovers From Illness
KATSEYE has postponed two more concerts on its Wildworld Tour, the group's first arena tour, after member Megan Skiendiel was unwell. The United Center in Chicago announced on Thursday, Nov. 5 that that evening's show was postponed due to Megan's illness. The same day, Target Center in Minneapolis said it was postponing the group's show scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 7, according to Billboard.
The Chicago postponement came with a clear instruction. The United Center told fans not to travel to the venue, and doors will not open for the Nov. 5 show. The Target Center statement matched it word for word, except it did not include that advice about travelling.
Tickets and VIP packages for the Chicago show remain valid, the venue said, for a rescheduled date that has not yet been announced. Ticket holders for the Minneapolis show will need to watch for news on that date as well.
These are not the first changes on the tour. On Tuesday, Nov. 3, KATSEYE postponed its concert at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. The group cited "illness in group" as the reason, and the announcement came as fans were already heading to the arena, the Detroit News reported. The show had sold out, and it would have been the group's Michigan debut, Billboard reported.
KATSEYE later said that Megan needed time to recover from an illness it did not name, according to Rolling Stone. People at the Detroit show told Billboard that the group held a VIP soundcheck that day without Megan present.
Two members, Manon Bannerman and Sophia Laforteza, are currently on hiatus from the group. At the time of publication, none of the four members who are touring had posted on their personal Instagram accounts about the postponements.
For fans, the next step is a waiting game. A postponed show is not the same as a cancelled one, which is why the tickets for Chicago still count toward a future date. Crew members, venue staff and others who work a tour date also feel these changes, because a dark night still has costs that someone has to cover.
The Wildworld Tour's remaining dates, and any new dates for the postponed shows, will be announced by KATSEYE or the individual venues.
