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The Sun reports that Williams was struck down with food poisoning after eating a lobster following a performance on Friday (15 July), but his illness continued through to the next day.
In a statement released on Saturday, the band said they decided to cancel the Copenhagen show instead of continuing as a four-piece because the tour is all about "the five of us being back together."
The statement read: "We are truly devastated to have had to cancel tonight's show in Denmark. This is the first show that we have ever had to cancel in our career as a band. It was a horrible decision to make and one we agonized over.
"On Friday night, Rob suffered serious food poisoning from something he had eaten after the show. He was violently ill all night and well into the morning."
It continued: "The five of us then had a decision to make: should we go on with the show without Rob or should we cancel altogether? What would be fairer to our fans? What would people want? It was a very, very difficult decision. In the end we felt that as this tour is about the five of us being back together, and about celebrating that reunion, it would be wrong to go ahead with the show."
The tour's next show is scheduled for tonight (18 July) in Amsterdam.
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