Stray Cats cancel tour months after diagnosis
Los Angeles Times
|October 30, 2025
Frontman Setzer says he is ‘gutted’ after his illness forces the band to cut fall US. dates.
THE STRAY CATS, from left, Slim Jim Phantom, Brian Setzer and Lee Rocker.
(PAUL KANE Getty Images)
Brian Setzer was on tour with the Stray Cats last year when he noticed the earliest signs of what was eventually diagnosed as an autoimmune disorder.
Now, it seems that disorder may be keeping Setzer ofthe road.
The Stray Cats said Tuesday they would be canceling their fall U.S. tour as Setzer, 66, battled a “serious illness.” The announcement comes months after Setzer’s diagnosis, although it’s not yet clear if this is a separate health issue.
“I know this affects so many people and I am devastated to have to deliver this news,” Setzer wrote Tuesday on X. “I've been trying everything I can to go on and do these shows, but it is just not possible.
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