Raul Malo, the lead singer of The Mavericks , announced on social media that his fight with cancer has “taken a turn,” leading the band to cancel its remaining concert dates for the year.

“As it goes with cancer, it’s a very unpredictable and indiscriminatory disease,” Malo said in a Sept. 24 post to Instagram. “It’s time to take your words to heart of resting & recovering, so that’s what I’m going to do.”

Malo was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2024, according to Rolling Stone.

The post said that the band will “continue doing cool projects, releasing live recordings, merchandise, Trovador and so forth.”

The Latin country-rock band’s website shows that the band has two show dates at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville in December. “Hang on to your tickets for the Ryman in Decembe

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