The band have issued the following statement:
With much regret The Decemberists have cancelled the remainder of our
European tour. One of our band members is ill and needs to return
immediately home to mend.
Our deepest apologies to all of our fans whom have purchased tickets to our
forthcoming European shows. Unfortunately our calendar doesn't allow us to return to Europe at any point soon so please refund tickets at point of purchase.
It saddens us to disappoint our fans. We hope everybody understands that it
is because of an extreme situation that we had to make such an abrupt change in plans.