Bring Me The Horizon drummer Matt Nicholls has stepped down from the bands remaining UK dates as a result of breaking his hand while playing football (soccer) with members of Parkway Drive and Architects. All previously booked shows are set to go ahead however with Architects‘ Dan Searle temporarily filling in for the time being.
Speaking on his injury, Nicholls offered the following:
“It were a lovely day so members of BMTH, Parkway Drive and Architects decided to play footy and I made the stupid mistake of going in the net. The ball came to me and I knocked it away with my hands and Winston from Parkway Drive clipped my hand with his foot and there you have it, one broken hand.
I have to see a specialist in Sheffield to see if I need surgery or not but I’m not gonna be picking up drum sticks for about 6 weeks. It was an accident and you know, shit happens but I’ll tell you now, it’s the last time I wear gardening gloves in the net!”
Pictures of Nicholls in a cast can be found over at the bands Facebook.
