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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."