Bloc Party Drummer Lung Collapse
In my opinion, Matt Tong is the secret weapon in Bloc Party. Whenever I listen to their music, I can't help thinking the songs wouldn't really have promoted these guys to hipster darling-dom status without Tong really bashing the intensity down our ears.
There's probably a secret weapon in every band. Maybe not. But I hope so, because secret weapons are neat.
Well, on Thursday night Bloc Party lost their secret weapon, when Matt Tong suffered a collapsed lung following a show in Atlanta. While there's no mention as to what caused his lung to collapse, they do say this at the BP website:
Doctors at the hospital in Atlanta say Matt is in a comfortable condition and not in any danger, he will however be staying in hospital for at least the next three days for observation and it's not clear at this stage when Matt will be fit to resume performing.
The band have been forced to cancel 4 shows so far, and it's unclear what the status is on the rather intense tour they lined up for themselves with Panic! at the Disco. We wish Matt a speedy recovery. Take care of yourself. Lungs are serious business.
11-10 Charlotte, NC - Cricket Arena * CANCELLED
11-11 Fairfax, VA - Patriot Center * CANCELLED
11-13 New York, NY - Theater at Madison Square Garden * CANCELLED
11-14 New York, NY - Theater at Madison Square Garden * CANCELLED
11-16 Toronto, Ontario - Ricoh Coliseum *
11-17 Rochester, NY - Gordon Field House at RIT *
11-18 Lowell, MA - Tsongas Arena *
11-19 Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center *
11-21 Auburn Hills, MI - The Palace of Auburn Hills *
11-22 Chicago, IL - UIC Pavilion *
11-24 Minneapolis, MN - US Bank Theater *
11-25 St. Charles, MO - Family Arena *
11-26 Council Bluffs, IA - Mid-America Center *
11-28 Denver, CO - Magness Arena *
11-29 Salt Lake City, UT - The E Center *
12-01 Portland, OR - Memorial Coliseum *
12-02 Vancouver, British Columbia - Pacific Coliseum *
12-03 Seattle, WA - Everett Events Center *
12-05 San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion *
12-06 Long Beach, CA - Long Beach Arena *
12-07 Glendale, AZ - Glendale Arena *
12-08 Las Vegas, NV - Orleans Theatre *
12-09 San Diego, CA - ipayOne Center *
01-27 Southampton, England - Guild Hall
01-28 Norwich, England - UEA
01-31 London, England - Astoria
02-01 London, England - Astoria
02-02 London, England - Astoria
02-03 Folkestone, England - Leas Cliff Hall
02-05 Reading, England - Hexagon
02-06 Cardiff, Wales - University
02-07 Bristol, England - Academy
02-09 Exeter, England - Great Hall at University
02-10 Birmingham, England - Academy
02-11 Nottingham, England - Rock City
02-13 Cambridge, England - Corn Exchange
02-14 Manchester, England - Academy
02-16 Dublin, Ireland - Ambassador Theatre
02-17 Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowland
02-18 Aberdeen, Scotland - Music Hall
02-20 Edinburgh, Scotland - Corn Exchange
02-21 Newcastle, England - Academy
02-22 Sheffield, England - Octagon
* with Panic! at the Disco, Jack's Mannequin
Bloc Party's sophomore disc A Weekend in the City will be released early next year, Feb. 5th in the UK, and Feb. 6th in the USA.
Get well soon.
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