David Draiman Says Disturbed Will Take “Long Break”

With Disturbed having wrapped up the UK/European leg of “The Sickness 25th Anniversary Tour” last week, singer David Draiman informed fans that the band is set to take a “long break.” He also celebrated the end of the tour by getting “high school high.”

The outing’s final show took place October 28th in Glasgow, Scotland, and Draiman took to X/Twitter the next morning to post a selfie of himself and address fans: “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.”

The day after that, Draiman posted another selfie of himself, this time looking a bit under the influence, and writing, “Feeling high school high after not burning (except Amsterdam…that doesn’t count) for the last three months in preparation for #TheSickness25. Reflecting on the beautiful madness of it all. Looking forward to being with family and friends. Taking a nice long break.”

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Disturbed’s tour celebrating The Sickness made some big headlines over the past year. Back in March, the band’s pyro display at the United Center damaged the championship banners of the Chicago Bulls. In a happier moment in May, Draiman proposed to his girlfriend Sarah Uli onstage in Sacramento, and the two became engaged.

However, the singer’s staunch support of Israel led to a verbal dispute with UK hip-hop act Kneecap over the summer, and a 2024 social media post of him signing an IDF missile with the words “Fuck Hamas” led to a local mayor canceling Disturbed’s show in Belgium earlier this month over safety risks.

Draiman addressed the cancellation during a show on October 14th in Amsterdam, telling the audience, “It doesn’t matter whether you are Israeli or Palestinian. Everyone is welcome in our house every fucking time we take the stage.”

Now, it seems like Draiman and Disturbed will be off the road for quite some time. See the singer’s aforementioned tweets below.

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

Feeling high school high after not burning (except Amsterdam…that doesn’t count 😉) for the last three months in preparation for #TheSickness25.

Reflecting on the beautiful madness of it all.

Looking forward to being with family and friends.

Taking a nice long break. 🙏🏻🤘🏻 pic.twitter.com/kCJ7NSw18h

— David Draiman 🟦🎗️🇺🇸🇮🇱✡️☮️ (@davidmdraiman) October 30, 2025