This is weird, but in a good way. Take a moment, let it sink in, then buy your tickets to the closest show in your area. This is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity.

First and foremost, a congratulations are in order. Recently, Taking Back Sunday frontman Adam Lazzara welcomed a child into his family. It happened so recently in fact, that the Long Island native was forced to leave the band’s current fall tour to be with his wife and newborn child. Fans feared this would mean an end to the run, but a surprising twist in the story has revealed Taking Back Sunday will indeed be continuing on with an unlikely face filling in on vocals.

As the headline gave away, former Underoath frontman Spencer Chamberlain will be filling in for Adam Lazzara as the mic-swinging vocalist for Taking Back Sunday on the remainder of the group’s fall tour. An announcement from the band reads:

Taking Back Sunday announced today that they will resume their fall tour with the help of former Underoath frontman, Spencer Chamberlain. Spencer will fill in for lead singer Adam Lazzara on an indefinite amount of upcoming tour dates starting with the Melbourne, FL show this Friday, October 25th.

This comes after Adam Lazzara had to leave the tour on Sunday when his wife unexpectedly had an early delivery of their second son. After cancelling a few tour dates, the band has decided to continue the tour with Spencer Chamberlain until Adam can rejoin.

Spencer Chamberlain, a long-time friend of Adam, has willingly stepped up to fill in and give the new father more time to stay in the hospital with his family. Spencer was the frontman of Underoath for 10 years and is currently working on a new project called Sleepwave. The band is excited to have him and look forward to Spencer and John trading lead and backing vocals at the upcoming shows. First up will be the Free FIT Homecoming show this Friday in Spencer’s home state of Florida. You can find more information on Sleepwave atsleepwavemusic.com.

It is unknown when Adam will return to the tour, but he is so thankful to Spencer and whole-heartedly thanks everyone for all of the support and kind words the family has received

A poster for the tour can be found below. Let us know your thoughts on this surprising development.

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