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There's a bout of cancellation fever going around lately, with loads of bands scrapping large parts, if not all, of their scheduled tours.

The White Stripes announced today that they are cancelling their fall tour because Meg White is suffering from "acute anxiety." The Kaiser Chiefs have scrapped their entire tour -- with the notable exceptions of its Austin City Limits festival appearance this weekend and a show at the Beacon Theatre on Sept. 29 -- so that they could go home and record new material. The Noisettes have dumped their fall tour to "get some rest and regroup."

Also, the GZA/Jamie Lidell benefit concert for the Open Space Alliance at McCarren Park Pool on Saturday has been cancelled due to "unforseen circumstances." See Britney? Cancelling isn't so hard.

PHOTO: A less anxious Meg and Jack White. (Diane Bondareff / Associated Press)