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I Was A Cub Scout cancel Leicester gig after onstage attack

I Was A Cub Scout

I Was A Cub Scout

Todd Marriott is injured in Southampton

I Was A Cub Scout have been forced to cancel a gig after their singer Todd Marriott was injured onstage.

The band were performing at Southampton’s Joiners last night (February 23), when Marriott was hit in the face with a glass thrown by a member of the audience.

The synth-pop band will not play their gig at the Leicester Charlotte tonight (February 24), due to the accident.

A spokesperson for the band told NME.COM: “Todd got a glass thrown in his face last night in Southampton, so tonight’s show is cancelled. He’s ok, though, thankfully.”

I Was A Cub Scout are set to perform at the following venues, although it’s not yet known when Marriott will be fit enough to play again:

Southend Chinnery’s (February 25)
Wolverhampton Little Civic (26)
London Underworld (27)
Cambridge Barfly (28)
Dublin Voodoo (29)
Galway Roisin Dubh (March 1)
Belfast Auntie Annie’s (2)


To check the availability of I Was A Cub Scout tickets and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/GIGS now, or call 0871 230 1094.

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PervisBedfellow 

Feb 25, 2008

I haven't heard these guys, but I DO like synth-pop. However, if you cancel a show because someone threw a bottle at you, you shouldn't be playing shows in the first place. The Ramones had bottles thrown at them throughout an entire set in '77 and didn't stop playing. It's no wonder these Cubs never made Eagle Scout!

majorbrappage 

Feb 25, 2008

It was a pint glass by all accounts. Sounds quite nasty to me.

LLJB2 

Feb 26, 2008

I was there, it hit him square in the mouth, giving him a big fat lip and some cuts to his cheek/gums. I respect him for continuing the show whilst injured like that.

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