A HUGE UK rock band are calling it quits after scoring seven top 10 albums.
Chart regulars You Me At Six announced that the band is calling it a day with a funereal Instagram video that saw them looking sombre in a graveyard.
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Fortunately for fans there will be a final hurrah with the group committed to completing tour dates that will see them bid a final farewell in 2025.
Frontman Josh Franceschi said: “When we started YMAS we were kids. We only ever wanted longevity, to travel and to experience life as a group of friends. We feel like on the eve of our 20th anniversary as a band, now is a good time to call time.
“We’re in a fortunate position where our fans still want to see us live and come celebrate the life of this band. So that is what we will do for 2024 and 2025. We can’t wait to see our fans on the road.”
Fans were devastated by the news and expressed their grief on Instagram.
One wrote: “Didn’t expect to have my heart broken on a random Wednesday evening.”
Another said: “This is the worst news ever. But thank you for the making music that’s healed me in so many situations. For giving the most incredible memories at your shows. I appreciate you.”
A third said: “Stop the world I’m getting off.”
The band, whose latest release Truth Decay came out last year, have a run of UK dates in February and will hit the festival circuit in the summer.
One of the most successful British bands of the 21st century, YMAS scored two number one albums in Cavalier Youth and 2021’s Suckapunch.
Singer Josh previously spoke to The Sun to try and dispel stigma around mental health and talked openly about seeing a therapist.
He told us: “Everyone should talk. If you don’t want to show vulnerability to someone close to you, talking to a therapist is a must, in my opinion. It doesn’t matter how strong you are.”
The band carried out a series of virtual workshops in a bid to beat Blue Monday – officially the most depressing day of the year.
Backed by charities Calm and Young Minds, the YOUMonday initiative saw the lads bake sourdough bread, cook vegan dishes, circuit train, and skate on their social media pages to spread positivity.
“We were always going to do something like this,” said Josh. “We’ve been working and talking with people like Calm for a while.
“Now to have this conversation openly, transparently, full of support and warmth is a really important thing, especially with what we’re going through. Now is not the time to close the door on those conversions. We’re going to let people in a little, let people know what we do. Just stuff we use to unwind and we use as a vehicle of escapism through the doom and gloom of January.”
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