In May and June, the band were scheduled to go on a European tour with Burning Airlines, however, on the day they were due to leave to begin the shows, Bohlen was diagnosed with meningioma, a brain tumor variant. The tour was immediately cancelled and Bohlen underwent surgery on May 8. Up to this point, he had been suffering from strong headaches whenever the band performed for a year and a half. Two outtakes from the "Very Emergency" sessions were included on the "Electric Pink" EP, released in mid-May. The band took the next few months off to recuperate. They began playing shows again in September, when the band supported Bad Religion for three weeks on their US tour; however, Bohlen developed a post-operative infection during this stint that resulted in the group dropping off. They played shows in February 2001 to make up for the cancelled shows they had planned for December.