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Gigs & Festivals
Madina Lake vow to play upcoming UK shows
By CMU Editorial | Published on Monday 12 July 2010
Madina Lake have announced that they will play their upcoming UK tour dates, despite the fact that bassist Matthew Leone is currently out of action awaiting brain surgery.
As previously reported, Leone was savagely attacked last month after he attempted to intervene when he witnessed a man beating a woman, seemingly the attacker’s wife, in a street near his home in Chicago. The attacker then turned on Leone instead, beating him so badly he has subsequently had to have a third of his skull removed to relieve the pressure on his swollen brain. A man has been arrested on suspicion of being the attacker.
Speaking about the band’s upcoming UK shows, Madina Lake frontman (and Matthew’s brother), Nathan Leone told MTV: “We have the Sonisphere Festival coming up in the UK and a few headlining dates around that. We decided last night that we’re going to commit to playing them, and we’re not going to hire a bass player to fill in. Instead, if it’s possible, we’re going to try to have Matthew record his bass tracks here, and then run them when we play live. We’re not going to hire a new bass player [for the shows] … we don’t want anyone to take his place. So, if he can pick up a bass, he’s going to play his parts”.
Tour dates:
1 Aug: Sonisphere
2 Aug: Cardiff, Barfly
3 Aug: Kingston, Hippodrome
4 Aug: London, Barfly
5 Aug: York, The Duchess
6 Aug: Poole, Chords
7 Aug: Boardmasters Festival
8 Aug: Hevy Festival
