CKY Postpone May Tour After Jess Margera Rotator Cuff Injury

Jess Margera’s rotator cuff injury has forced CKY to postpone its May U.S. tour, pulling the band out of the immediate run-up to Sonic Temple and turning a planned spring stretch into a recovery window. The affected dates will be rescheduled later in the year, but the delay lands hard for fans who had CKY circled for the festival stop and the surrounding club shows.

Margera said he had been ignoring shoulder pain until it worsened, then felt a pop that changed the situation quickly. A doctor advised him to rest for several weeks while the injury heals, and Margera said pushing through it could make the problem permanent and possibly lead to surgery. For a working drummer, that is the difference between a manageable pause and a long-term setback. The rotator cuff drives the kind of repetitive, forceful motion that touring demands night after night, and once that shoulder starts failing, the whole job can unravel fast.

CKY said the rest of its upcoming schedule is still intact, including a July Pacific Northwest run and additional dates that will be announced soon. The band also said it was selling discounted tour merch while it works through the rescheduling process, a small consolation for ticket holders waiting on new routing. For now, the clear message is to hold onto passes until the revised dates are set.

The postponement also reaches beyond the club circuit because it affects CKY’s Sonic Temple appearance. Sonic Temple is scheduled for May 14-17 at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, with more than 140 bands on the bill. The 2026 lineup includes My Chemical Romance, Tool, Bring Me the Horizon and Shinedown, which makes CKY’s absence from the May slate a notable shift in the festival’s already crowded guitar-and-drum-heavy schedule.

The bigger takeaway is familiar to anyone who tracks touring bands closely: a drummer’s health can redraw an entire calendar in a matter of days. CKY is choosing rest over risk, and Margera’s recovery now sets the pace for when the band can get back in front of fans without turning a shoulder problem into something far worse.