SNOW Patrol frontman Johnny McDaid was rushed to hospital for surgery on Sunday after sustaining a nasty injury.
The Irish singer, 48, is now in a race against time to recover ahead of the band’s huge run of summer festival gigs which begin in June.
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Johnny’s Snow Patrol bandmate Gary Lightbody revealed he had undergone treatment.
Gary, 48, said: “Johnny had hurt his hand at the start of the tour, we were going from Switzerland to Frankfurt on a train.
“We did the whole European tour on the train, it was really fun – except for this thing which happened, where Johnny got his hand caught in a door.
“And it wrecked his hand. He ended up getting surgery on his hand. Never missed a show.
“And then the Thursday night in Belfast, at midnight or so, he fell and wrecked his other hand – smashed his knuckles on his other hand.”
Speaking to RTE, Gary added: “When we came in for sound check on Friday, he couldn’t move the fingers on his right hand. And he still played the show on Friday night.
“He has just today (Sunday) gone to get surgery on his hand. It’s insane. He had two broken on Friday’s show – and he played the gig.
“Unbelievable – he’s made of different stuff from the rest of us.”
It comes six years after Gary had to undergo surgery on his neck – which saw the band forced to pull out of performing at Glastonbury.
At the time, Gary updated the band’s fans on Johnny’s condition and said: “Our dear brother, piano and guitar player Johnny McDaid has a serious problem with his neck and after consulting with some top neurosurgeons they are all in agreement that the only course of action is immediate surgery.
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“Johnny has been incredible in the wake of this news and has remained calm at a time when a lot of people might freak out.”
Johnny went on to make a full recovery and the band have been playing all over the world since.
They will return to live music this summer with a huge run of gigs across the UK, kicking off in Plymouth on 12 June.
Snow Patrol are also booked to play shows in Cardiff, Belfast, Glasgow and Suffolk.
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