V festival promoters have confirmed that, due to Neil Primrose's spinal injury, Travis have had to pull out as headliners at V2002 – the Chemical Brothers will take the main spot on the V stage, leaving the headline slot on the NME stage empty, with a new act expected to be confirmed on 2 Aug. As was well publicised at the time, Neil suffered multiple fractures in his vertebrae after hitting his head and being knocked unconscious in a swimming pool following a festival appearance at Belfort, France. Although Neil is showing a better improvement than expected, his surgeon has told him he can't drum for at least 8 weeks to avoid aggravating the injury. The rest of the band had already said they would not perform without him. The band told reporters: "Whilst we are hugely disappointed not be appearing at this year's V2002 festival, we feel that under the circumstances it would be wholly inappropriate to replace Neil while he continues to recover. After weeks of uncertainty, we are relieved to learn that Neil is expected to make a full recovery. We are sure Travis fans will agree that without Neil Primrose, Travis is incomplete."
Jul 30, 2002
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Travis out of V festival
Travis have pulled out of headlining V2002 after drummer Neil Primrose's spinal injury, with The Chemical Brothers moving to the main stage and the NME stage headline slot left empty.