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Converge cancel tour due to health scare
Converge has cancelled the remainder of their current tour as the result of a "serious health scare" for bassist Nate Newton. The band has issued the following statement:"Unfortunately on our day drive from St. Louis to Austin, one of our members had a serious health scare. We rushed him to the nearest ER were he was looked at by some fine Oklahoma doctors. After a night's stay in the hospital and a battery of tests we were able to have him discharged earlier today. We are now racing (quite literally) to make it to our show at Chaos In Tejas, albeit extremely late, to play an abbreviated set. Wish us luck."Because of this health issue, we are canceling the remaining few shows of this current U.S. tour so he can get home and get some medical attention asap. To those in Little Rock, Nashville, and Raleigh, we will add you to our list of places for make up shows later down the road."Thanks to all of you for your continued support, it is appreciated by all of us."
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Ice Hockey player picks up hitchhiking Bono
Edmonton Oilers centre Gilbert Brule found himself in an interesting situation during the week, spotting U2 frontman Bono hitchhiking along a West Vancouver road.The NHL star spotted the prominent Irish musician while driving with his girlfriend Kelsey Nichols. USA Today reports that Bono and his assistant were left stranded on the roadside after getting caught in the rain."The U2 frontman and his assistant were walking in West Vancouver on Tuesday when they got caught in the rain. Brule and his girlfriend, Kelsey Nichols, were driving to a park to walk Bella, their German shepherd. Nichols, who was driving, didn't believe Brule at first when he spotted Bono by the side of the road, so she kept driving. The couple went a short distance until Brule convinced Nichols to turn around. Eventually, she agreed," USA Today writes.As a form of gratitude, Bono gave Brule and his girlfriend tickets to U2's Edmonton performance.