My Chemical Romance spill the beans on festival cancellation

My Chemical Romance has revealed the story behind its canceled performance Saturday (August 5th) at the San Diego Street Scene festival. After almost a week of Internet rumors and fan speculation about car crashes and third-degree burns, the band finally issued a statement on its web site, confirming their injuries. They don't, however, explain how the injuries were caused. Their comments are as follows:

"Last week, while shooting a new video for our new record, 2 of us sustained some damage more than we normally would have. Gerard tore multiple ligaments in his ankle and Bob received a bad burn to the back of his leg. These injuries were sustained on Thursday evening. On Friday morning we drove to San Diego to prepare for our performance at Street Scene that we were very excited about. After seeing doctors, we decided to give it our all and rehearse on Friday night. This proved impossible. The pain was overwhelming and we could not pull through without further injuring ourselves. We hate canceling shows, especially now that we are done recording and just want to play. So there you have it, there were no car wrecks, monster attacks or alien abductions, but there were serious injuries that required this to be the way. We apologize for it coming down so last minute and never wished it to end up that way."

The note also pointed out that "none of the injuries sustained were permanent nor intentional," and the band thanked their fans for all their concern over the past week.
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