Unfortunately, Yeah Yeah Yeahs have had to drop out of performing on Saturday Night Live this weekend.

In a statement, the band explained that their guitarist Nick Zinner has been struggling with pneumonia and that he needs more time to recover before returning to the stage.

“As many of our fans know, Nick has pneumonia over the last month and it’s been an up-and-down recovery process,” the band shared. “The band’s top priority is supporting Nick and as a result, we had to pull out from our engagements of KROQ’s Acoustic Christmas and Saturday Night Live.

“YYYs have enjoyed the incredible highs of being supported on KROQ and the huge honor of being chosen to close out SNL’s 2022, we are deeply thankful and expectedly heartbroken we cannot rise to these occasions. It’s been a tough week, and it’s been a tough year on the health front for us alongside so many artists who are committed to connecting with audiences amidst a pandemic.

“We send our love to our fans and supporters, thank you for your understanding and well wishes, it means the world to us. Wishing you a healthy and happy rest of 2022, we’re looking forward to a strong return in 2023. Much love, Karen, Nick, and Brian.”

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