Hier das offizielle Statement von Ben:

"i'm very sorry and disappointed to have had to reschedule my tour. rarely in my career have i had to do this; i take missing a show very seriously. but in this case there was no choice. short of taking daily cortisone shots and having roadies prop me up on stage, it wasn't going to happen. i got very run down and got a nice respiratory infection, which the doctor has warned me to take care of since i recently had pneumonia. we are rescheduling the tour for the spring and i promise i'll get healthy and play my ass off, old and new music, requests and extra dance moves. i'm sorry i'm not there right now and i hope this whole thing doesn't screw up anyone's schedule too badly."