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Gym Class Heroes Bounce Back After Travie McCoy's Stomach Infection, Make Up Missed Tour Dates

Gym Class HeroesKevork Djansezian, AMA2011

This October, Gym Class Heroes cancelled their North American tour explaining that an undisclosed illness had sidelined singer Travie McCoy. Now, drummer and co-founder Matt McGinley reveals a combination of a persistent virus and a grueling tour schedule forced the hip-hop-inspired rock group to blow out the shows.

"I don't want to be gross and graphic, but the root of it was a stomach infection," he tells AOL Music Blog. "There was a lot of fatigue and other symptoms that come along with a virus like that -- it wasn't pretty."

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