Funeral for a Friend has cancelled their headlining tour. The band, who recently released Hours was set to hit the road with A Static Lullaby, Hopesfall and LoveHateHero.

They had this to say:

Drummer Ryan [Richards] has a stomach infection and doctors have informed him that he needs to rest and cannot travel. It is unfortunately too last minute for the band to get a replacement drummer for December so they are cancelling the US run.

At the individual band's discretion, some of the dates may continue without the headliners, but refunds are expected to be available from the point of purchase. The band will resume touring with Taste of Chaos 2006.