Sonic Youth has been forced to postpone several upcoming tour dates due to a fractured wrist sustained by guitarist Lee Ranaldo. The effected dates, which mostly consist of the upcoming west coast portion of its North American tour, have already been rescheduled for early January. Well, aside from the band’s appearance at Austin City Limits because, unfortunately, things like that can’t be pushed back. Update: The September 26th date in Santa Barbara will also not be rescheduled.

Find the band’s current schedule below.

Tickets for the original dates will be honored. If necessary, refunds will be available at the point of purchase.

Oh, and in case you were wondering, Lee fractured his wrist while playing tennis.

Sonic Youth 2009/2010 Tour Dates:

09/25 – Pomona, CA @ Fox Theatre
09/26 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Arlington Theatre
09/28 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
09/29 – Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern Theatre
10/01 – Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
10/02 – Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
10/04 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
10/21 – Berlin, DE @ Columbiahalle
10/22 – Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique
10/25 – Paris, FR @ Palais des Congres
11/07 – Sao Paolo, BR @ Planeta Terra Festival
11/21 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5 ^
11/22 – Boston, MA @ Wilbur Theatre
11/23 – Boston, MA @ Wilbur Theatre
12/04 – Minehead, UK @ ATP Nightmare Before Christmas
12/05 – Minehead, UK @ ATP Nightmare Before Christmas
12/06 – Dublin, IE @ Vicar Street
01/04 – Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre *
01/05 – Phoenix, AZ @ Marquee Theatre *
01/07 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues *
01/08 – Pomona, CA @ Fox Theatre *
01/09 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern *

^ = w/ Dinosaur Jr.
* = w/ Sic Alps