As anyone who's found themselves desperately looking for a place to sit down at a Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor, or Slipknot concert will attest, getting older can be a drag. The upside is that you're not dead. The downside is that eventually everything starts to hurt.

On that latter front, news comes this morning that Stone Temple Pilots have suddenly been forced to cancel a North American tour that was supposed to kick off February 5 at Vancouver's Commodore Ballroom. The '90s faux-grunge act announced that singer Jeff Gutt has been diagnosed with herniated discs, and will require weeks of physical therapy and rehab. 

Gutt is the band's third singer, replacing original frontman Scott Weiland (who was fired and later died of an overdose) and Chester Bennington (who died from suicide). The 43-year-old Gutt is perhaps most famous for his two appearances on The X Factor, one of which included a tear-jerking cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah".

Those who've been diligently working on strengthening their cores to ease the grinding torture of standing for the duration of an hourlong STP set will be happy to note the group still plans to hit the road later this year—presuming the 43-year-old Gutt is somehow able to get himself mobile. 

The band is scheduled to tour Australia in support of its new acoustic album Perdida, which comes out next month. The record is Stone Temple Pilots' second with Gutt. Later this year, the group will tour North America opening for Nickelback. 

Tickets for the Commodore show are available at point of purchase, which hopefully means you'll have to painfully hobble no further than your computer to get a refund. While you're sitting in the front of the Mac, you might want to watch the following video.