Fever Ray Cancels Upcoming Festival Appearances Following Hospitalization For Bacterial Pneumonia

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Fever Ray has announced the cancellation of their final festival appearances this summer due to Karin Dreijer’s recent hospitalization for bacterial pneumonia, as reported by Brooklyn Vegan. The cancellations include performances at both the Lisbon and Madrid editions of the Kalorama festival, as well as the UK’s End of the Road festival, all of which were scheduled for this weekend.

Drejer shared the news on Thursday in an Instagram post, writing, “I’m so sorry to say that I have to cancel next weekend’s shows. After our last show at Way Out West (which I probably shouldn’t have done because I was feeling unwell), I ended up in hospital with bacterial pneumonia. I couldn’t oxygenate myself, so they kept me for 7 days with oxygen and intravenous antibiotics.” 

Dreijer continued, “Now my infection is gone, but I have a long recovery getting my lungs back. I was so much looking forward to our tour finale and seeing you all again. But we will be back! Thank you for listening.”

Just this past February, Fever Ray unveiled a remarkable new music video for their track “Shiver” which we reviewed and covered here. To explore more of our previous stories on Fever Ray, you can find them here

While the canceled shows mark an unfortunate end to Fever Ray’s summer tour, please join us in wishing Dreijer a speedy and full recovery! 

Minnie Dao: Hello! My name is Minnie and I am currently a journalism student at the University of California, Irvine. I have a keen interest in multi-media reporting, specifically focusing on pop culture and the music industry. Additionally, I have been a neighborhood reporting and have served on multiple communications and marketing teams. Storytelling is the aspect of journalism that most intrigues me and I love being able to brings everyday narratives to life! In the future, I hope to be a published author of non-fiction and fiction stories.
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