DANANANANAYKROYD have unfortunately had to pull the last two shows of their current Australian tour, as drummer John Baillie Junior sustained a double arm injury during their gig in Sydney yesterday.
Two songs into the band's set at the Annandale Hotel in Sydney, John snapped one of his forearm bones and broke a piece off his elbow while jumping down to meet the crowd. He is currently in hospital in Sydney receiving treatment.
The band's appearance at Belladrum festival next Friday (7th August) has been cancelled. Further news will follow regarding the rest of the band's upcoming shows.
Band mate Calum Gunn explains the situation; "The details still aren't really very clear. John, I think he just kind of came off the stage a bit funny and has done something pretty bad to his arm. The latest I've heard is that he's taken a bit of his elbow bone off."
"We couldn't really go on without John and so we stopped the show and got him medical attention as soon as possible. There was a doctor in the audience which was really cool. Kind of cliched 'is there a doctor here?' thing actually worked. She looked after John for a while until the ambulance arrived."
And in terms of this affecting future shows and tours; "It all depends on how John's arm gets I suppose. We've not really had the chance to regroup just yet. Unfortunately we can't obviously play in Melbourne tonight which is a total shame. We're just sad that we're not able to play."