The latest Idlewild tour didn't get off to a great start when guitarist Rod Jones fell down a flight of stairs 30 minutes before the opening gig. He fell at the Carling Academy in Liverpool after watching support act The Twilight Sad. He landed on his arm, which is never good for a guitar player. But the good news is he should still be able to play on the rest of the tour.
Jones told the Daily Record: "I couldn't believe it. One minute I was watching the band and the next I was at the bottom of a flight of stairs. I landed on my arm which is the worst thing possible for a guitarist so it wasn't the best start to our UK tour".
He continued: "I thought we were going to have to cancel a whole bunch of shows. My arm was [in] agony so we strapped it up and put it in ice. I didn't want to let our fans down so I played the gig but I can't say it was the best performances I have ever given. We discussed pulling out of the tour because I didn't want to do my arm any more damage. After the gig we went straight to the hospital to get it checked out. I was told I had a hairline fracture but the doctor said I could continue to play".
He concluded: "[The doctor] joked it probably wasn't the most advisable thing, but that it would be okay and shouldn't get any worse."