The Decemberists cancel rest of tour

We've got it easy. If we get sick, we phone in the sniffles, add a cough for effect and spend the day wondering why "narcolepsy" isn't listed under Benadryl's side effects. But if you're in the midst of a nationwide tour like the Decemberists, you've got a lot of unhappy ticket holders to deal with.

The charmingly rustic quintet was forced to cancel its "The Long and Short of It" tour - a whopping 27 dates - so their unnamed band member can mend. "It saddens us to disappoint our fans," Decemberists.com reports. It saddens us that we can't witness one night of rollicking tunes and another of grandiose, whale-ridden tales, but hey, health is important.

This isn't the first time the Decemberists have played hooky because of illness, as last month they had to cancel the rest of their European tour. The band hasn't made plans to reschedule the dates, so go get those refunds and spend them like it's tax-return day.

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