On 15 September 2010, drummer Jon Brookes collapsed during a performance in Philadelphia . The remaining US tour dates were postponed, as Brookes was diagnosed with a brain tumour and was flown back to the UK for an operation and a course of radiation and chemotherapy treatment. The Verve ‘s Peter Salisbury acted as a stand-in drummer for the remainder of the Charlatans’ UK dates. Brookes returned to the stage for the band’s Christmas and New Year’s Eve gigs in 2010.
Jon Brookes collapsed
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