2000/07/01 London, UK

This concert was scheduled at the London Arena in London as part of the Lost Weekend. It was famously cancelled at the last minute due to "band illness."

The Official Story

Originally, the reason for the cancellation was because Jerome Dillon had come down with a case of the stomach flu. Many people were furious about the cancellation, even asking why the band couldn't get Josh Freese, who was playing in A Perfect Circle at the time, to fill in, as A Perfect Circle was the opening act on the Fragility 2.0 tour.

Dillon's statment about the cancellation is as follows:

..to everyone on the boards for their concern about my illness.....i tried to ignore a stomach virus that eventually kicked my ass. unfortunately, 
the show in london was cancelled and we all still feel shitty about it- but there was no alternative. my apologies to anyone/everyone who travelled 
to see the show and/or refunded their tickets........................jerome.

Some who saw concerts around the time of this cancelled performance, however, noted that Dillon looked to be in great health.

As for the anger from the fans, Trent Reznor apologized for the cancellation and also explained that the reason they did not have Freese fill in was because of Reznor's doubts over whether or not Freese could play along to the click track Dillon used.

The Real Reason?

In recent years, the official reason for the cancellation has been cast into doubt, mostly because Freese has since become the official drummer in Nine Inch Nails and Reznor has disclosed his history of drug and alcohol abuse. In interviews in 2005, Reznor revealed that he had been hospitalized in London for a heroin overdose around the time that this concert was supposed to take place. So was the report of Dillon being afflicted with a stomach flu a cover-up to conceal Reznor's substance abuse?

External Links

NAILS BOMB! (NME)
At War With NIN (Kerrang!)
The Lost Weekend: Reznor Says Sorry! (Kerrang!)
Reznor Resurrected (Metal Hammer)