Does It Offend You, Yeah?'s James Rushent has broken his ankle. The bassist sustained the injury during the band's recent gig in Los Angeles, the final set on their US tour.
Drummer Rob Bloomfield explained what happened: "He was going crazy during the second to last song. James went up on a monitor and somehow a mic stand fell over, trapped his ankle and then he fell full weight on his leg and snapped his tibia. He went upstairs and when we came up he said, 'I've broken my leg,' and then we said, 'Shall we go on and do another song anyway?' It was a massive sold out show and the crowd wouldn't let us go without doing an encore. So he hobbled back on stage even though he was in agony. I was quite proud of him. If it was me I'd have cried and said, 'Take me to hospital now'".
So well done him. And the good news is that the band plan to continue their tour despite Rushent's injury, with upcoming dates planned for Australia and the UK. "We're still going to carry on touring and I guess we'll do the gigs with James sitting down. I'm really excited about the UK tour. Last time we were here there was always 15-20 people singing down the front. I'm hoping everyone will know the words this time and everybody will be going crazy".