This is big. David Draiman has announced that Disturbed is taking an indefinite break after wrapping their 25th anniversary The Sickness tour.
Headed home!!!
Thanks so much to EVERYONE that made #TheSickness25 a tour to truly remember! Crew, Management, Agent, Promoters, and ESPECIALLY my brothers in @Disturbed
Not sure when we will be headed back out. We all need a nice long break.
Hope to see you when we do. 🤘🏻 pic.twitter.com/wWaVgAO1Nb
— David Draiman 🟦🎗️🇺🇸🇮🇱✡️☮️ (@davidmdraiman) October 29, 2025
Last week Draiman said the band need time off. “Not sure when we will be headed back out. We all need a nice long break. Hope to see you when we do,” he wrote. His message hints the pause may only affect touring.
The announcement follows controversy around a cancelled Belgium show in mid-October. Forest mayor Charles Spapens told The Brussels Times the decision came after police advised against the concert. “My responsibility and priority are the safety of residents, neighbours, demonstrators, spectators and staff at Forest National,” he said, adding the venue’s location and the police briefing made cancellation the right call.
Spapens framed the issue as moral as well as practical. “This is about a man who signed a bomb that was dropped on Gaza. We do not support the presence of this artist, and even less so his position on Gaza,” he said.
Disturbed later posted their own response: “Music is where all our differences fade into the background. Music has the power to heal, to inspire and to bring people together, it’s not about what divides us. We have always made it a point that at our shows ALL are welcome no matter what you believe. Everyone who comes to a Disturbed concert is accepted and loved. We are saddened that our fans in Belgium are not going to be able to share in this celebration of music.”
The cancellation came after months of pushback over Draiman’s vocal support for Israel. He’s previously performed Israel’s national anthem at a Tel Aviv show and publicly attacked Roger Waters, calling him “a monster” and “anti-Semitic to his rotten core.” In 2022, Draiman doubled down on his stance and said he “doesn’t give a shit” about alienating people for supporting Israel.
His outspoken stance has had real consequences on the road. Draiman says he faced boos at Black Sabbath’s final live outing, a moment he rejected as manufactured and antisemitic. He posted that he was there to “pay homage” to his idols and insisted he would remain “UNAPOLOGETICALLY A FIERCELY PRO ISRAEL JEW.”
With touring paused and the controversy simmering, Disturbed’s future plans are uncertain.
