us that the Riverboat Gamblers have had to cancel their tour dates due to an injury incurred by their bassist Pat Lillard during a show. Here's a statement from Mike Wiebe:

"Im not going to try and explain a Riverboat Gamblers show. We have so much to get off our chest that sometimes the band is a little "rough" on ourselves. Things happen. The "thing that happened" at this show involved a a swinging mic that completely fucked up bassist Mr. Lillards face and front row of teeth. 6 hours of oral surgery later, Mr. Lillard still has 2 more 4 hour surgaries in order for him to not look and talk like Rocky Dennis in that movie "Mask". On top of the fact that we now have an enormous debt of medical bills, Mr. Lillards future career as a J.Crew model is over. This added to the fact that we have to cancel the tour has us feeling really really low. But dont leave the theater yet. Jackie Chan got his ass kicked right up until the end of the Drunken Master until he mastered the style, drank a gallon of wine and decimated all within his path. We are gonna save our money, get Mr. Lillard a platnium grill that reads "Boo-ya", hop in the van, play shows, change lives and create such a noise that even the pillars of heaven will shake. We will be back on our feet faster than I can write a run-on sentance. The Riverboat Gamblers will not be defeated."