The electronic duo KNOWER had to cancel their entire tour in July 2024 due to drummer Louis Cole’s illness.
Louis Cole, 38, born in 1986, is an American musician, singer-songwriter, video producer, and music video director.
Highlights
- KNOWER canceled their shows in July 2024 as their drummer, Louis Cole, had health issues.
- Recently, Cole announced that he had to cancel all the October 2024 shows due to illness.
- Fans sent well wishes and prayers for Louis Cole’s speedy recovery.
As a solo artist, he has released five studio albums. His fourth album, Quality Over Opinion, was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Jazz Album.
His friend Jack Conte encouraged him to upload his music videos on YouTube, including one called “Bank Account,” which explored a split-screen of him playing keyboards and drums.
Moreover, he is a classically-trained jazz musician and multi-instrumentalist who plays whose work contains elements from a diverse range of genres, including jazz, funk, pop, electronic, and grindcore.
In 2020, he wrote an exclusive song for Grand Theft Auto Online called Planet X, which was added to the FlyLo FM radio station through The Cayo Perico Heist update.
He has also worked in the 2018 movie Melrose in a music department.
Louis Cole Announced His Illness Through His Official Twitter Handle
A versatile musician, Louis Cole, is going through some serious illness and health problems. However, he hasn’t disclosed his exact illness in the media.
On September 3, 2024, Cole announced that he would postpone October 2024 as he is still unhealthy enough to perform. He said,
Hey everyone I gotta postpone the Oct shows with Metropole orkest until next year. I’m still not healthy enough yet to do them. I’m sorry. I’ll be back.
Louis Cole
— Louis Cole (@LouisColeMusic) September 2, 2024
Moreover, fans rushed to the comment section and prayed for his speedy recovery. One fan commented,
Get well soon, Louis! Genuinely sorry that this has all happened to you, but here’s to a steady recovery, you’re doing amazingly.
MOKI
Earlier in July 2024, due to his health, the European concerts at Pori Jazz with him were postponed. Cole said,
“Although I’m getting better, I still need some more time to get healthier, so we are going to postpone these shows with Metropole Orkest until 2025. Sorry everyone. I’ll be back someday soon.”
Louis Cole
KNOWER released the statement on July 2, 2024. Louis wrote,
“The Knower tour is canceled for July. My health is not good right now and I cannot play drums. I am sorry.
Louis Cole
His band wished him a speedy recovery and announced that Louis Cole’s replacement would be announced as soon as possible.
However, the full amount of the tickets for the concert on July 11 in Sala Aguere were refunded within 72 hours to the same account with which the purchase transaction was made.
Moreover, there are some discussions on Reddit regarding his illness. One of the reddit users posted,
Is the man actually dying? I’m genuinely scared he is.
Front Pain
A user commented,
My worry is that its something more like a chronic/progressive illness, something that flares up and could prevent him from physically playing drums. That said, i think its just as likely if not more that hes trying to treat himself the way he deserves and resting up after a spate of more normal temporary illness. Musicians deserve breaks and time off and its easy to convince ourselves we don’t.
FlezhGordon
Another user added,
I assumed it was some sort of mechanical injury like tendonitis or something. Drumming takes a toll on the best of them.
MuscaMurum
Additional Information
- Louis Cole was born to a family with musical roots. His father plays Jazz piano while his mother plays bass.
- Cole graduated in jazz studies at the USC Thornton School of Music in 2009.
- Louis started playing drums when he was only eight years old.
