After wrapping their Babel tour, Mumford & Sons have announced they will be taking a hiatus until further notice.
They concluded the tour in Bonner Springs, Kansas on Friday night and keyboardist Ben Lovett said earlier in the week that they would be taking a break.
"There won’t be any Mumford & Sons activities for the foreseeable future following Friday’s show," he told Rolling Stone.
Although he admits he has “no idea” how long it will be, he continued "We just know we’re going to take a considerable amount of time off and just go back to hanging out and having no commitments or pressure or anything like that," adding, "I think everyone’s excited about being free of schedules."
The band has been on a high since 2009’s Sigh No More and haven’t really had a break ever since. They’ve had both highs and lows this past year, having to postpone tour dates back in June due to bassist Ted Dwane’s emergency surgery and winning album of the year for Babel at the Grammys in February.
Lovett also said, “I don’t think we’ve had actually much time in the process to be with other people and living a life outside of the band. I think that’s what’s in place at the moment, to do very little – especially when it comes to Mumford & Sons."
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