Mongrel, the supergroup featuring members of Arctic Monkeys, Babyshambles and Reverend And The Makers, have cancelled all antecedently scheduled springy dates.
The band had antecedently been set to play at the London Scala (November 5), the Sheffield Academy (9) and the Dublin Academy (11). In a assertion the band said they plan to reschedule the shows soon.
Mongrel have, however, revealed that they volition release their debut album, 'Better Than Heavy', on October 22.
In a program line band leader Jon 'The Reverend' McClure said that the gig cancellations were the final result of scheduling conflicts between band members.
He added: "The thing that makes this project so amazing is also the thing that at this moment and time is preventing us from making these shows happen.
"The people involved in this send off are some of my best friends, they ar also in some of the busiest bands in this rural area. Including myself."
Mongrel is comprised of Arctic Monkeys' Matt Helders, his former bandmate Andy Nicholson, Babyshambles' Drew McConnell, Reverend And The Makers' Jon McClure and Joe Moskow and rapper Lowkey.
See adjacent week's NME, out September 10, for an exclusive in-the-studio report from the band roughly their album.
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