Tom Parker’s band The Wanted cancel upcoming performance as it’s ‘too soon’ after star’s death

Tom Parker’s band The Wanted have cancelled an event next month over ‘time out for reflection’ after their late bandmate Tom Parker’s death.

Parker died of an incurable brain tumour in March at the age of 33, leaving behind his wife Kelsey and children Aurelia and Bodhi.

The boy band was scheduled to perform at Newcastle Racecourse’s Live After Racing event on July 23, but they announced in a statement that they will no longer be performing.

“After some reflection and with a heavy heart, we can confirm that we will no longer be performing at the Live After Racing event scheduled for July 23rd at Newcastle Racecourse,” they stated on Twitter.

“It is just over 2 months since we lost Tom and as much as we love performing live, it is just far too soon for us to even think about being on stage again as The Wanted.

“We are all still processing the events of the last few months and need to take this time out for reflection. We are so sorry to let anyone down and thank you for your understanding and support. We will see you all soon x”

Max George recently said that he still “accidentally” texts Tom as he “processes” his cancer loss.

On Tuesday’s This Morning, Max paid tribute to Tom by discussing the tell-all memoir the singer written in the previous year and is expected to be released in July, giving an insight into his life.

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One week before his death, Tom stated that he was working on a tell-all memoir while battling brain cancer.

He stated that the book, titled Hope, will not be about ‘dying,’ but rather about ‘living’ and ‘finding hope,’ regardless of one’s situation.

When asked about the book and his narrative, George said that presenting the memoir on the ITV sofa without Tom by his side was strange.

He told hosts Dermot O’Leary and Alison Hammond: “I still think I’m trying to process it.”

He continued: “I still text him actually. If I get stuff like pictures that fans have made with him in it or they send a nice message to do with Tom, I’ll Whatsapp it to him still.

“I think I’m just finding comfort in that. The worst thing is when I do it accidentally. Sometimes you just go to text and you’re like, ‘oh no’.”

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