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Yahoo
07-07-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Sting forced to cancel concert over severe weather
Sting has been forced to cancel a concert due to severe weather conditions. On Monday, the British musician took to Instagram to explain that he had cancelled his show in Italy the previous night due to "dangerous" weather conditions. Sting was scheduled to perform in the Parco Ragazzi del '99 park in Bassano del Grappa, a city in north-east Italy, as part of his ongoing Sting 3.0 tour. However, the show was abruptly cancelled due to severe thunderstorm warnings. "The mayor of Bassano del Grappa wisely said it would have been too dangerous for the performance to take place with the possibility of lightning and extremely high winds last night," the 73-year-old wrote in the post. He continued, "The safety of my audience, band and crew is paramount. I promise we will return as soon as we can." The news comes weeks after the Every Breath You Take singer was forced to delay one of his shows in the U.K. after The Christians' drummer, Lionel Duke, suffered a cardiac arrest on stage. The incident occurred while the band was opening for Sting in Liverpool, England. Following the collapse, a privacy screen was erected on stage, and medics attended to Lionel. Sting, real name Gordon Sumner, later addressed the audience, stating that the drummer was recovering in the hospital. Sting kicked off his tour on 25 May 2024 and is set to perform in Rome, Italy on Monday, followed by a performance in Udine on Wednesday.
BBC News
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
'We saved The Christians drummer's life in front of thousands'
First aiders who raced to help a musician who suffered a cardiac arrest on stage have spoken about saving his life in front of thousands of Lionel Duke, 58, fell ill during a performance by his band The Christians at Liverpool's On The Waterfront festival on Sunday. He was given CPR on stage by medics from the Merseyside Water Rescue (MWR) charity and members of the crowd before being taken to Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital, where he was put into an induced coma. His bandmates shared a photograph of him in hospital on Tuesday, smiling next to lead singer Garry Christian, with the caption "miracles do happen". Lewis Bridson, medical lead at MWR, told BBC Radio Merseyside he was in the vicinity of the stage when Duke fell ill, but did not immediately appreciate what was happening. "It looked to me personally that Lionel was doing some sort of sound check because he's quite far back at the stage drumming", he said. "Garry himself went over to check what was going on and we saw the panic happening, and Garry literally screaming out for medics. "We knew that it was actually quite serious."Mr Bridson, who works as a trainee nurse in his day job, rushed into action. He said: "It's not my first rodeo, we'll say, but it was definitely my first rodeo in front of a live audience. "It was very difficult to get to Lionel, there was hundreds of people in front of us, barriers we had to climb over and we literally had to leap up the stage to get to him." Mr Bridson began performing chest compressions and was joined by his colleague Steve Alcock, deputy operations manager at MWR. "There was lots of people involved all working for Lionel, but the crowd itself were very respectful," Mr Bridson said."No-one was shouting, and I don't think there was any videos of what was happening, which is really, really good. We kept his dignity in mind."Mr Alcock said the medical emergency highlighted the importance of learning CPR. "I think the more people who know how to do the basics of CPR, the better, he said. "It does save lives. Myself and Lewis have proven that this weekend in front of the best stage we can. It was literally on stage. "We've seen this gentleman who, if people hadn't have been there, would not have survived." Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on BBC Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram, and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer.
Yahoo
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Pop-rock band's drummer collapses on stage from cardiac arrest
The drummer of a popular English band was rushed to the hospital after experiencing an onstage medical incident. Lionel Duke, of The Christians, collapsed from cardiac arrest at On The Waterfront Liverpool Sunday night as the band was opening for Sting. The drummer 'was treated by the amazing OTWF team and medics within the audience onstage following @ plea for help," the band wrote on Instagram Monday. 'He remains in ICU in an induced ventilated coma and is being described as 'stable' currently,' The Christians continued. 'Our thanks also to @theofficialsting for his concern and beautiful tribute to Lionel." The band updated fans on Duke's condition Tuesday morning by posting a photo on Facebook of the drummer smiling from his hospital bed. 'Miracles do happen,' the post read. 'Look who I found in Intensive Care. Lionel, we love you man.' The Christians are band from Liverpool, England that incorporates the genres of soul, pop and rock. The group achieved its greatest success in the late 1980s with the hit singles 'Forgotten Town,' 'Hooverville (And They Promised Us the World),' 'When the Fingers Point,' 'Ideal World,' and 'Born Again,' which were all off The Christians' 1987 self-titled debut album. The Christians achieved some commercial success in the '90s. Their sophomore album 'Colour' topped the U.K. albums chart while the tracks 'Words,' 'I Found Out,' and 'Greenbank Drive' all charted on the U.K. singles chart. The group disbanded in 1995 before reuniting after founding member Roger Christian died from a brain tumor in 1998. The Christians put out three more studio albums — 'Prodigal Sons' (2003) 'Speed of Life' (2012) and 'We' (2015) — in addition to re-releasing their first two albums as 25th anniversary editions. The Christians have numerous shows lined up for the rest of the summer, and into the fall and winter. The group's next scheduled performance is Saturday. Country singer Cole Swindell to headline The Big E Arena for fall 2025 90s R&B icons announce co-headling tour Iconic country band gives surprise performance at Mass. wedding 'My heart just hit the ground': Legendary rock guitarist, dead at 81 Reneé Rapp announces 2025 tour, here's how to buy tickets Read the original article on MassLive.
BBC News
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
The Christians hail drummer's 'miracle' recovery after on-stage collapse
The bandmates of a drummer who collapsed on stage at a festival in Liverpool after suffering a cardiac arrest have shared of photo of his "miracle" recovery in hospital days Duke of The Christians had to be put in an induced coma after falling ill during the On The Waterfront festival at Pier Head on a post of the soul band's Facebook, lead singer Garry Christian can be seen sitting in intensive care with Duke at Broadgreen Heart And Chest post said: "Miracles do happen... Lionel, we love you, man." Medics rushed on stage to help the drummer as the Christians, who are from Liverpool, performed ahead of Sting's headline slot at the festival. The band had only played two songs before he fell ill, and the event was paused while he was taken to of the band - who had a Top 10 hit in 1988 with their cover of the Isley Brothers' Harvest For The World - were urged to "send positive vibes" as Duke the update posted earlier, Christian said: "Look who I found in intensive care". Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
Wales Online
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Drummer suffers heart attack on stage at festival
Drummer suffers heart attack on stage at festival Lionel Duke, drummer for Liverpool band The Christians, suffered the cardiac arrest early into their set, the final support act before Sting was due to perform at the On The Waterfront festival at Liverpool's Pier Head on Sunday night. The Christians were playing on stage for the On The Waterfront festival, when their drummer, Lionel Duke, collapsed with a suspected 'cardiac arrest' (image from previous show) (Image: Jonathon Cuff/handout ) A music festival was halted after a drummer collapsed on stage with a heart attack as thousands of fans watched. Lionel Duke, drummer for Liverpool band The Christians, suffered the cardiac arrest early into their set, the final support act before Sting was due to perform at the On The Waterfront festival at Liverpool's Pier Head on Sunday night. Mr Duke was given emergency first aid before being taken to a local hospital, with the thousands at the event being updated that medical staff were treating the musician. The band's performance was abandoned but, after a delay, when the headline act Sting took to the stage, he told the crowd to cheers and applause that Mr Duke was in hospital and everyone was praying for him. A statement on The Christians' Facebook page thanked well-wishers for the thousands of messages they had received and said Mr Duke had been taken to Broadgreen Hospital in the city, and thanked the medics present at the On The Waterfront festival. Article continues below A further statement on Monday read: "As you may have heard our appearance at the last night of @otwfliverpool was sadly abandoned due to our drummer Lionel Duke collapsed suffering a cardiac arrest during the early part of our performance and was treated by the amazing OTWF team and medics within the audience onstage following @ plea for help. "Our thanks also to @theofficialsting for his concern and beautiful tribute to Lionel 'how fragile we are'" Fans at the event also wrote on the band's page with best wishes. Article continues below Julie Forshaw said: "We were at the concert and we send our thoughts and love to Lionel, his friends and family and all of the band and crew ... the swift action of the medics and first aiders was amazing, and all of the stage crew quickly ensured that Lionel and the medics who were delivering first aid had the privacy that was needed. "All of the crowd were silent and willing a positive outcome. Your manager was so professional with her speech so soon after the event was very brave. Sting's tribute was amazing and reminds us all that life is indeed very fragile. Take care everyone and we hope Lionel has a good recovery." Mike Landsborough wrote: "Was at the gig in the front seen it all unfold what swift action by his band and first aid responders and the event staff for making it dignified by shielding Lionel with a makeshift curtain whilst they performed the c.p.r I know he is in good hands at Broadgreen as I too suffered a heart attack and was treated successfully at Broadgreen our thoughts are with Lionel his family and his band family."
