Pendulum Sydney Show To Go Ahead Tonight Despite Rob Swire Illness

Pendulum’s show in Sydney tonight will go ahead as planned, but in a slightly different format, given a respiratory illness from vocalist Rob Swire.

The group are scheduled to perform at Enmore Theatre tonight with support from Earthlings, and instead of cancelling the final show of their tour due to Swire losing his voice, they’ve decided to perform “as usual alongside the album versions of the vocal”, urging punters to singalong.

"Unfortunately Rob has been suffering with a respiratory illness throughout, and during the Perth show he pushed through and lost his voice," Pendulum said via Facebook.

“Rob has just seen an ENT doctor and has been diagnosed with an acute vocal haemorrhage, and unfortunately has been advised not to sing (or even speak) so as not to cause any long term damage

“We’ve thought long and hard about what to do tonight. We don’t want to cancel, having not cancelled a single show in 12 years. Instead, we will all be on stage performing as usual alongside the album versions of the vocal and you guys can help us out by singing with us.

“If anyone wants a refund instead please reach out to the promoters but we promise we’ll still give you a killer show tonight and promise we will be back again for you ASAP! Look forward to seeing you all later.”

Swire reportedly lost his voice after Pendulum’s Perth show on Saturday, tweeting, “My voice is so fucked holy shit,” and, “Somehow managed to get through the Perth show,” on Sunday.

He may have struggled to get through their WA show, but The Music Perth’s Amy Smith noted he sounded “as good as the studio recordings”.

Head to theGuide for more info about tonight’s show.