Lit cancel UK tour

Lit have been forced to cancel their planned UK and European tour dates following the sad announcement that the group's drummer, Allen Shellenberger, has been diagnosed with a brain tumour.

"We are sad to have to be writing you all this letter," writes frontman A. Jay Popoff in an online post on their official site on May 5. "Our brother, Allen Shellenberger, is currently in the hospital undergoing testing and treatment for a brain tumour that was just discovered. We are still not sure what his prognosis is and unfortunately, we will not be able to make the shows in the UK and Europe.

"At this point we have to just stay put and be by Allen while he goes through this difficult time," adds Popoff. "We will make it up to you as soon as we can. Allen sends his thanks for the well wishes and he's sorry we had to cancel these shows. Thanks for your understanding."

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Posted by Dan at 04:04PM | May 9, 2008

lit

wasn't exactly a 'tour' as such, more like a one off London date.

Posted by Dave | May 9, 2008 4:33 PM | Reply to this

I hope he'll get well

I don't listen to their music, but I hope he'll get better anyway!

Posted by Sofia | May 9, 2008 4:45 PM | Reply to this

nooooooooooooooooo

noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cn u servive from brain tumors????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????:"(

Posted by sophie | May 9, 2008 4:46 PM | Reply to this

nooooooooooooooooo

are you stupid???

Posted by Jess | May 10, 2008 7:50 PM | Reply to this

nooooooooooooooooo

are you stupid???

Posted by Jess | May 10, 2008 7:50 PM | Reply to this

nooooooooooooooooo

can you spell?

Posted by mike | May 12, 2008 12:32 PM | Reply to this

Good luck

Good luck to him and hope that he recieves a good prognisis and makes a good recovery.

In response to sophie above, yes you can survive from a brain tumour, it all depends on where it is in the brain and if surgery and other treatments are possible

Posted by Miki | May 9, 2008 4:58 PM | Reply to this

I don't know the band, but I wish him all luck.

Posted by MadnessMe | May 9, 2008 7:20 PM | Reply to this

my cousin had this and she is only 2 and she survived but hes not 2 so who knows what could happen

but i hope he gets better

Posted by tamara | May 9, 2008 7:26 PM | Reply to this

Sad

I have never heard of this band but Its such a tragic thing to hear. I wish him all the luck and hope he makes a full recovery for himself, Bandmates, family and fans wishing you the best of luck allen oxoxoxo

Posted by nicole | May 9, 2008 7:26 PM | Reply to this

Sad

Posted by nicole | May 9, 2008 7:26 PM | Reply to this

Holy...

I've loved Lit since they first came out... this saddens me imensely. D: GET BETTER SOON, ALLEN.

As for brain tumours, older people CAN survive them. My grandmother had a brai tumour when I was six. Of course, thanks to gross negligence, they didn't remove the entire tumour, and it developed into cancer (she died in 2001, after seven long years)...

But that's pretty damned rare.

Posted by Liesse | May 9, 2008 8:19 PM | Reply to this

Myy.

I was really hoping to check this out- Lit's music is amazing :D

Get well soon and all the best :]
POSITIVE THINKING.

Posted by Roe | May 9, 2008 9:07 PM | Reply to this

Firstly I'm not a big fan of Lit and I don't really know that much of their music, But My Own Worst Ene,y Rules. As a music fan I'm always saddend to hear news like this.

Get well soon.

Posted by Bodz | May 10, 2008 12:11 AM | Reply to this

they r a good band and i hope he gets better:(

Posted by callum berry | May 10, 2008 9:00 AM | Reply to this

I've never listened to them but i wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy!
I hope there is something they can do for him!
Advice for him: think positive and keep your chin up! You can beat anything if you put your mind to it!
Best Wishes xxx

Posted by avenged to hell | May 10, 2008 1:21 PM | Reply to this

I've never listened to Lit, but I definitely hopes he gets a good prognosis and makes a good recovery.
Best wishes to Allen, his family and the band in this difficult time.
x

Posted by Marie | May 10, 2008 4:48 PM | Reply to this

wtf?

who the fuck is lit?

is it supposed 2 b french 4 bed cuz tht means tht in french!?

-GreenDayGurl!

Posted by Green Day Gurl | May 10, 2008 6:51 PM | Reply to this

wtf?

you silly silly silly silly little slag.

lit are fucking amazing. and are more important than your fave band. so go do me a favour and fucking hang yourself like that emo tard in the other news piece on this "rock music" website.

Posted by andymark | May 10, 2008 7:23 PM | Reply to this

this guy

i havnt heard of the band, but this is a terrible moment for them. my thoughts and well wishes to the band and his family.

Posted by scotty vee | May 11, 2008 4:52 AM | Reply to this

Sad News

This is sad news. Lit are a great band (and to all those who haven't heard em check em out), and nobody deserves to go through this. All the best to Allen and all the band, and I wish you a speedy recovery, and may God help you through

Posted by Mark | May 12, 2008 9:13 AM | Reply to this

Alan

I just heard last night. I have followed the bands music since high school( yeah class of 87!!) Alan and I went to school together. He was always so cool. Hey dude keep your head up and don't let it get you down. I have a dear friend with a brain tumor and she's doing well and i'm a nurse and I see people recover ALL the time---Nicki Vinci

Posted by Nicki Vinci Butler | May 15, 2008 12:28 AM | Reply to this