British punk band the Damned postponed their San Francisco concert just hours before Wednesday night’s scheduled show at the Fillmore, citing illness, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
In a statement late Tuesday, the band said, “We’re very sorry to announce that, due to ill health, The Damned have been forced to postpone their show in San Francisco this Wednesday, November 11th.” The Chronicle said the Flamin’ Groovies and the Courettes were to open, that the band hoped to reschedule and would announce details later, and that fans who no longer wanted to attend could get a full refund at the point of purchase. The same report noted a Nov. 8 postponement at Denver’s Ogden Theatre, also for health reasons, that had not been rescheduled, and still listed remaining California dates in San Diego, Santa Ana and Los Angeles later this week.
A later message from the band, cited Wednesday by the New York Post, went further. “It is with great regret and considerable disappointment that we have to announce the cancellation of all remaining California shows on our current North American tour,” the band wrote, saying members had been “hit by one virus after another” since leaving the United Kingdom and that some were “simply too ill to continue.” The Post said the San Francisco date was spared a permanent cancellation and moved to April 11, and that shows in San Diego, Huntington Beach and Los Angeles were called off. Live Nation’s event page now lists “THE DAMNED - FINAL DAMNATION 50” at the Fillmore on Sunday, April 11, 2027, at 8 p.m., with The Courettes on the bill. The listings differ slightly on the other canceled Southern California cities and dates; the Chronicle’s Tuesday account still had those shows on the calendar, while the Post, citing the later statement, said they had been scrapped.
The dates are part of the band’s Final Damnation 50 tour, marking 50 years since the group formed in London in 1976 and released “New Rose,” often cited as the first single by a British punk band. The Post said the group is still on the bill for Coachella in April 2027. Ticket holders should check their original point of sale for refund or exchange options for the postponed Fillmore show.