KORN guitarist James ‘Munky’ Shaffer has left the band’s current European tour, citing personal and family reasons. According to frontman Jonathan Davis,

“We fully support Munky’s need to be home right now and because we want to come through for all of our European fans, the tour will go on. It’s what Munky wants us to do, too. We promise to give it our all every night!”

The tour includes the following UK dates, with support from Deathstars and Flyleaf:

January 16: Newcastle Academy
January 17: Glasgow Academy
January 19: Manchester Apollo
January 20: Birmingham Academy
January 22: Plymouth Pavillions
January 23: Cardiff International Arena
January 25: Brixton Academy, London
March 2: Leeds University
March 3: Brixton Academy, London
March 4: Wolverhampton Civic Hall