Metric drop off Bloc Party’s ‘Silent Alarm’ tour due to “production issues”

Back in February, Bloc Party announced a tour celebrating 20 years of their 2005 debut album Silent Alarm, with support from Metric. Shows begin in May, but they’ll be without Metric, who have now dropped off the tour. Metric write:

We are so sorry to come to you all with some disappointing news. Reluctantly, we are withdrawing from the upcoming tour with Bloc Party. We were so excited going into this tour and we’d all landed on an agreement that would allow both parties to collaborate and to build a truly special show for the fans. In the last few weeks, Bloc Party’s team made some sudden production decision that broke the agreement we’d made, which left us unable to continue despite our best efforts to find solutions.

To everyone who has already bought tickets, we are very sorry we can’t be there. Refunds are being offered if desired. Those who purchased tickets from Ticketmaster of AXS will have 30 days to request a refund and will be contacted by email with instructions. If you don’t receive an email, please contact the vendor directly. We are extremely disappointed by this outcome and wish it could have been different.

The good news is, our headlining hometown show at Budweiser Stage playing our album Fantasies in Toronto on Friday June 6 is still happening. In place of Bloc Party, Canadian legends Sam Roberts Band will be performing their iconic 2003 album We Were Born In A Flame, and our friends The Dears will open the show as planned. Even better, we have confirmed additional surprise Fantasies dates in Ottawa, Quebec City and Montreal. We’re so grateful for your support and can’t wait to play these shows.

In an Instagram story update, Bloc Party say that Blonde Redhead will replace Metric on the shows. Their brief message reads:

Tour update: due to production issues, unfortunately Metric will no longer be performing with Bloc Party on our U.S. tour and we will no longer be playing the June 6 Toronto show with MEtric. Blonde Redhead will now be joining our U.S. tour dates as support, Ticket holders will be emailed directly with more information.

The tour includes an NYC show at Forest Hills Stadium on Saturday, May 31. See all dates below.

BLOC PARTY: 2025 TOUR DATES
May 8 – Mexico City, MX @ Pepsi Center WTC
May 10 – Pasadena, CA @ Just Like Heaven
May 24 – Leeds, UK @ Live at Leeds in the Park
May 30 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway
May 31 – Forest Hills, NY @ Forest Hills Stadium
June 2 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem
June 4 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia
June 7 – Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre
June 8 – Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed – Outdoors
June 9 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Armory
June 11 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
June 12 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Union
June 14 – Berkeley, CA @ The Greek Theatre
June 16 – Portland, OR @ Theater of the Clouds
June 17 – Woodinville, WA – Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery
July 3 – Paris, France @ Days Off Festival
July 5 – Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France @ Beauregard Festival
July 6 – Groene Heuvels, Netherlands @ Down The Rabbit Hole
July 10 – Manchester, UK @ Castlefield Bowl
July 11 – Torquay, UK @ Torre Abbey
July 12 – Madrid, Spain @ Mad Cool Festival
July 14 – Montreux, Switzerland @ Montreux Jazz Festival
July 15 – Munich, BY @ Zenith
July 17 – Benicàssim, Spain @ Festival Internacional de Benicàssim
July 19 – Nottingham, UK @ Splendour Festival
July 20 – Brighton, UK @ Brighton Beach
July 24 – Oxfordshire, UK @ Truck Festival
July 25 – Bristol Harbourside, UK @ Lloyds Amphiteatre
July 31 – Moore Park, NSW @ The Hordern Pavilion
August 1 – Moore Park, NSW @ The Hordern Pavilion
August 3 – Melbourne, VIC @ John Cain Arena
August 4 – Adelaide, Australia @ AEC Theatre
August 6 – Perth, Australia @ HPC
August 8 – Brisbane City, Australia @ Riverstage
August 10 – Christchurch, Canterbury @ Christchurch Town Hall
August 12 – Auckland, New Zealand @ Spark Arena
August 16 – Tokyo, Japan @ Summersonic
August 17 – Osaka, Japan @ Summersonic
August 22 – Reading, UK @ Reading Festival
August 23 – Leeds, UK @ Leeds Festival
August 24 – Portsmouth, UK @ Victorious Festival