Hit The Lights frontman forced to take leave of absence on tour due to infection
Hit The Lights frontman Nick Thompson has come down with some sort of infection while traveling from Japan to the U.K., forcing him to temporarily step down from the band in order to seek medical attention. Former Fastlane frontman Ben Phillips will be taking over until Thompson is able to return. Read an official statement from Nick below and leave us a comment with your thoughts!
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HTL are currently out in support of their new studio album, Summer Bones, which hits the shelves today, March 24, via Pure Noise Records.
Hey everyone, it's Nick. Tonight we had to cancel our show last minute in Nottingham due to illness. I caught some type of bug on the plane from Japan to the UK. While I got over my fever/aches over the past few days I've developed a chest infection that I just can't seem to shake. Today in Nottingham I felt worse than ever, I couldn't hit easiest notes and I began coughing up some not-so-fun stuff, including a little blood. We made a last second decision to call the show off, and we'd like to apologize to all the people who were looking forward to seeing us, the promoter, and of course, all the bands we're currently on tour with. I've never had to do this before, but at this point I need to seek medical attention so the entire tour isn't lost. I'll be taking a small sabbatical to recover and our very good friend Ben Phillips will be taking over vocal duties for Hit The Lights for the next couple shows. Ben sang in a band that HTL has grown up loving called “Fastlane” and is more than capable of handling my vocal duties. We'll keep everyone up to date on my situation, again, my deepest apologies, I hate to let anyone down. I'll be returning to the mic as soon as I can, please come out to the shows and show your support for us, Light You Up, Forever Came Calling and Four Year Strong – they still bring more rock than you will ever need in one night.
Love,
Nick & HTL
