Avenged Sevenfold guitarist Synyster Gates suffered a leg injury during the band's show in Mansfield, MA on July 19.
The injury happened as Avenged Sevenfold was performing their 2016 track "The Stage", at which point Gates exited and left his bandmates to play the rest of the song. Avenged Sevenfold then stopped the show for 20 minutes to let everyone know what happened before playing the rest of their set. Unfortunately due to the pause, Avenged Sevenfold had to skip their encore of "G", "(O)rdinary" and "(D)eath" due to time constraints.
Avenged Sevenfold vocalist M. Shadows later hopped on the band's Discord to let everyone know that Gates is doing alright and that the band won't cancel any of their shows.
"Hey guys – SG is back and seems like a pretty severe contusion of his calf," said Shadows. "He's got crutches and can't walk on it at the moment. Gonna be sore for a few days. Doc said it could be from dehydration, possibly last night's show, the heat and not enough water today. Bottom line is he's watching it closely and hopefully be able to stand on it soon."
Shadows only mentioned that Gates felt a "gunshot type of feeling in his calf" at the time of the injury. We wish Gates all the best and look forward to seeing Avenged Sevenfold continue their tour.
7/21 – Québec City, QC – Videotron Centre 7/22 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre 7/24 – Ottawa, ON – Canadian Tire Centre 7/26 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre 7/28 – Tinley Park, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre 7/29 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center 7/31 – Winnipeg, MB – Canada Life Centre 8/2 – Saskatoon, SK – SaskTel Centre 8/4 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place 8/5 – Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome 8/7 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
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9/16 – West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre 9/17 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre 9/19 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion 9/20 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre 9/22 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena 9/25 – Maryland Heights, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – St. Louis, MO 9/26 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center 9/28 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena (no Falling In Reverse) 9/30 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre 10/2 – Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome 10/3 – Portland, OR – MODA Center 10/7 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre 10/8 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre 10/10 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater 10/12 – The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 10/13 – Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater 10/15 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena
