Vampire Weekend set to leave hospital

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Chris Tomson expects to be discharged today (Feb 29)

Feb 29, 2008
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Vampire Weekend’s Chris Tomson hopes to be released from hospital today (February 29) after being involved in a car accident after the Shockwaves NME Awards.

The drummer was involved in a collision with a car outside Hoxton Hotel in London at an awards after party.

According to Tomson, he was hit around 12.30am (GMT) by a vehicle that did not stop.

Tomson was taken to the Royal London Hospital where he was kept in overnight and was treated for head and neck injuries.

However Vampire Weekend’s spokesperson told NME.COM that he had spoken to the drummer this morning and that he was awake and was hoping to be discharged this afternoon.

However the band will have to cancel their Rough Trade East instore this evening.

The injury follows a bad patch for the band which saw forced to drop out of two shows this week due to keyboard Rostam Batmanglij - who also missed the awards - being struck down with a gastric infection.

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airguitarsuperstar

Feb 29, 2008

Get well soon Chris and i hope they (the police) make an effort to catch the cowardly driver who left you at the scene. Hope the injuries aren't too severe and you're back on your feet soon. Vampire Weekend are an awesome band and don't deserve this to happen to a member of the band.

Sheepsocks

Feb 29, 2008

My friends told me about the road accideent this morning, I was so shocked!
I'm glad to hear that the injuries aren't too severe, and hope you get well soon.

Grimbo

Mar 1, 2008

this is weird cos they were supposed to play an nme glasgow lgig ast night and never turned up. the crowd were told they were ill and then one of them gets really hurt. get well soon any way, A Punk is well good.

spikethedog

Mar 3, 2008

The no show at Manchester was very strange. Band posted a note on the door 5 minutes before they were due to arrive. Very bad form. Main act Young Knives ripped into them and suggested they didn't show as their album had had a good week in the charts and they just couldn't be bothered turning up. I doubt the illness story very much. Judging from past incidents I wouldn't be surprised that they would fake a car crash too to get out of obligations to their paying fans.

Good music...but the guys themselves illness or no illness...meh.