Under the advice of doctors, Björk has canceled her Friday Big Day Out appearance in Sydney due to swelling vocal cords following last night's performance at the Sydney Festival. The rest of her tour -- now fleshed out with dates in Korea, Hong Kong, Jakarta, and more -- is fully intact at the moment, but we'll have to wait and see if Björk can make a full recovery before finishing off her first Australian tour in 12 years. We know she will though. She's superhuman.
Big Day Out organizers are offering refunds, despite the 70+ acts scheduled to perform (from Spoon, Arcade Fire, and Battles to Dr. Octagon, Rage Against the Machine, and UNKLE). Silverchair are still on the bill.
And now for an inappropriate, out-of-context Björk quote:
“Football is a fertility festival. Eleven sperm trying to get into the egg. I feel sorry for the goalkeeper.”
Tourdates:
* Big Day Out Festival
