{"id":2012017,"date":"2026-06-25T18:24:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T15:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2012017"},"modified":"2026-06-25T18:24:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T15:24:58","slug":"tom-morello-cancels-further-european-dates-after-102-year-old-mother-re-admitted-to-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2012017","title":{"rendered":"Tom Morello cancels further European dates after 102-year-old mother re-admitted to hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tom_morello_live.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Tom Morello cancels further European dates after 102-year-old mother re-admitted to hospital<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The Rage Against The Machine guitarist is also offering refunds to his already-postponed London and Paris headline shows<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-06-25T19:24:58+01:00\">25th June 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tom_morello_live-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"Pinkpop Festival 2026 - Day 3\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Tom Morello at Pinkpop Festival 2026 at Megaland on June 21, 2026 in Landgraaf, Netherlands.  (Photo by Didier Messens\/Redferns)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Tom Morello has cancelled further European dates after sharing that his 102-year-old mother Mary is back in hospital.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1065\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>Tom Morello: \u201cIn the past, I\u2019ve wanted to use music as a battering ram for social justice\u201d<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The\u00a0Rage Against\u00a0The\u00a0Machine\u00a0guitarist\u00a0had\u00a0been due to continue his current UK and European solo run this\u00a0week, but\u00a0has now confirmed that he is heading home to help look after his mother.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The announcement means Morello will no longer appear at Tons\u00a0Of\u00a0Rock Festival in Oslo tomorrow (June 26) or BBK Music Legends Festival in Bilbao on Saturday (June 27). Refunds for his\u00a0rearranged\u00a0headline London and Paris shows will also be available at point of purchase.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement shared on Instagram tonight (June 25), Morello wrote: \u201cDear friends, fans and comrades, my dear mom, Mary Morello is back in the hospital and I\u2019m headed home to help look after her. Rocking the UK &amp; Europe with you all this summer has been incredible and I can\u2019t wait to be back with you and continue this movement that we started. With much love, unity and power.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaA71AAAyPh\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Tons Of Rock has since confirmed that The Hellacopters will replace Morello at the Norwegian festival, while BBK Music Legends has announced that Beat \u2013 the project featuring Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, Steve Vai and Danny Carey \u2013 will extend their Saturday set to a full 120-minute performance.<\/p>\n<p>The latest update comes after\u00a0Morello previously postponed shows in London\u2019s Electric Brixton\u00a0and Paris\u2019 Bataclan\u00a0due to\u00a0his mother\u2019s ill health.\u00a0Those shows had been originally rearranged for June 29 and 30, but refunds for both are now being made available following the latest update.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI am sorry I\u00a0had to miss\u00a0a few shows due to my mom\u2019s health,\u201d he wrote last week.\u00a0\u201cThe incredibly resilient, indefatigable Mary Morello at 102 is now feeling\u00a0somewhat better\u00a0and has ordered me back into the fray, charging me\u00a0with\u00a0rocking you and fighting fascism six strings at a time.\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0on my way and will perform at Pink Pop, and God willing, beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Morello did return to the stage for Pinkpop in the Netherlands last weekend, and continued with a date in Nijmegen and an appearance at Copenhell in Denmark before the latest cancellation.<\/p>\n<p>Morello\u2019s recent run included an appearance at Download Festival 2026,\u00a0where\u00a0he used his set to send a message to Tommy Robinson, displaying the words \u201cFUCK TOMMY ROBINSON\u201d on the back of his guitar.<\/p>\n<p>The guitarist also recently\u00a0teamed up with Serj Tankian and his Roman on a powerful new single titled \u2018Adjourn It\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Morello\u00a0has also\u00a0announced\u00a0his new Power To The People festival\u00a0\u2013 the line-up for which boasts Tankian, along with the likes of\u00a0Bruce Springsteen\u00a0and\u00a0Foo Fighters.<\/p>\n<p>Morello toured with Springsteen on the legendary artist\u2019s \u2018Land Of Hope And Dreams\u2019 US tour\u00a0this\u00a0year. 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cancelled further European dates after sharing that his 102-year-old mother Mary is back in hospital.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1065\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>Tom Morello: \u201cIn the past, I\u2019ve wanted to use music as a battering ram for social justice\u201d<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The\u00a0Rage Against\u00a0The\u00a0Machine\u00a0guitarist\u00a0had\u00a0been due to continue his current UK and European solo run this\u00a0week, but\u00a0has now confirmed that he is heading home to help look after his mother.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The announcement means Morello will no longer appear at Tons\u00a0Of\u00a0Rock Festival in Oslo tomorrow (June 26) or BBK Music Legends Festival in Bilbao on Saturday (June 27). Refunds for his\u00a0rearranged\u00a0headline London and Paris shows will also be available at point of purchase.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement shared on Instagram tonight (June 25), Morello wrote: \u201cDear friends, fans and comrades, my dear mom, Mary Morello is back in the hospital and I\u2019m headed home to help look after her. Rocking the UK &amp; Europe with you all this summer has been incredible and I can\u2019t wait to be back with you and continue this movement that we started. With much love, unity and power.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaA71AAAyPh\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Tons Of Rock has since confirmed that The Hellacopters will replace Morello at the Norwegian festival, while BBK Music Legends has announced that Beat \u2013 the project featuring Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, Steve Vai and Danny Carey \u2013 will extend their Saturday set to a full 120-minute performance.<\/p>\n<p>The latest update comes after\u00a0Morello previously postponed shows in London\u2019s Electric Brixton\u00a0and Paris\u2019 Bataclan\u00a0due to\u00a0his mother\u2019s ill health.\u00a0Those shows had been originally rearranged for June 29 and 30, but refunds for both are now being made available following the latest update.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI am sorry I\u00a0had to miss\u00a0a few shows due to my mom\u2019s health,\u201d he wrote last week.\u00a0\u201cThe incredibly resilient, indefatigable Mary Morello at 102 is now feeling\u00a0somewhat better\u00a0and has ordered me back into the fray, charging me\u00a0with\u00a0rocking you and fighting fascism six strings at a time.\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0on my way and will perform at Pink Pop, and God willing, beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Morello did return to the stage for Pinkpop in the Netherlands last weekend, and continued with a date in Nijmegen and an appearance at Copenhell in Denmark before the latest cancellation.<\/p>\n<p>Morello\u2019s recent run included an appearance at Download Festival 2026,\u00a0where\u00a0he used his set to send a message to Tommy Robinson, displaying the words \u201cFUCK TOMMY ROBINSON\u201d on the back of his guitar.<\/p>\n<p>The guitarist also recently\u00a0teamed up with Serj Tankian and his Roman on a powerful new single titled \u2018Adjourn It\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Morello\u00a0has also\u00a0announced\u00a0his new Power To The People festival\u00a0\u2013 the line-up for which boasts Tankian, along with the likes of\u00a0Bruce Springsteen\u00a0and\u00a0Foo Fighters.<\/p>\n<p>Morello toured with Springsteen on the legendary artist\u2019s \u2018Land Of Hope And Dreams\u2019 US tour\u00a0this\u00a0year. The Boss released\u00a0a live video of his cover of\u00a0Prince\u2018s \u2018Purple Rain\u2019 featuring Morello, filmed at\u00a0a gig in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/tom-morello-cancels-further-european-dates-after-102-year-old-mother-re-admitted-to-hospital-3953293&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tom_morello_live.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Tom Morello cancels further European dates after 102-year-old mother re-admitted to hospital The Rage Against The Machine guitarist is also offering refunds to his already-postponed London and Paris headline shows By Max Pilley 25th June 2026 Tom Morello at Pinkpop Festival 2026 at Megaland on June 21, 2026 in Landgraaf, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2012017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2012017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2012017"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2012017\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2012017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2012017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2012017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}