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Mumford & Sons Withdraw from Northside, Hultsfred Festivals

Marcus Mumford's broken hand forces cancelations in Denmark and Sweden

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June 15, 2012 4:35 PM ET

Mumford & Sons have announced on their website that they're withdrawing from their scheduled dates at the Northside Festival in Denmark and the Hultsfred Festival in Sweden after Marcus Mumford broke his hand. Mumford & Sons were set to play Northside today, June 15th, and had planned to play at Hultsfred on June 16th.

Mumford & Sons are currently on a European tour that wraps up in Oeiras, Portugal on July 14th. The band expects their other shows won't be affected.

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