2000s Metal Band Cancels Milestone Tour Just One Day Before Opening Night
The day before the metal band Drowning Pool was set to embark on their first-ever South American tour, with the first show in Bogotá, Colombia, it was announced that the entire tour was officially canceled.
In a statement from the tour organizers, translated from Spanish, they explained what led to the sad and abrupt news, saying, via NME, "The decision was made jointly by all local promoters involved due to low ticket sales recorded in all cities on the tour."
"Customers who have already purchased tickets must request a refund directly from the company responsible for ticket sales in their respective city," the statement went on, addressing what fans who already bought tickets could expect from the situation. "For more information and specific guidance regarding the refund process, please contact the local promoter. We appreciate your understanding."
While the tour organizers claimed that the low ticket sales were the reason behind the canceled tour, band member C. J. Pierce's story differed a bit. A few days before the announcement, Pierce spoke about the tour's status on the rock music podcast Teaser Talk.
He claimed that the tour was only "put on hold." Pierce said that "all the logistics weren't put together for us to get there in time... There's a lot of, you know, again, red tape and stuff like that because we didn't meet the deadline for it."
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In the conversation, both Pierce and Drowning Pool frontman Ryan McCombs noted how excited they were about what would've been an exciting career-first moment touring in South America. Pierce said, "Love South America. We really want to play there. I want to go so bad."
"It's very rare that you see something come up on your calendar that you haven't done before," commented McCombs. "So I was really looking forward to that. So we're definitely pushing towards that."
As of writing, there is no update on the situation and any efforts to reschedule dates in South America in the future.
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This story was originally published May 20, 2026 at 8:20 PM.