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| Mumford bassist Ted Dwane in hospital with blood clot | Mumford bassist Ted Dwane in hospital with blood clot |
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| Mumford & Sons bassist Ted Dwane has been taken into hospital to have an operation to remove a blood clot on his brain. | Mumford & Sons bassist Ted Dwane has been taken into hospital to have an operation to remove a blood clot on his brain. |
| The band revealed the news on their website, saying he had been feeling unwell for a few days. | The band revealed the news on their website, saying he had been feeling unwell for a few days. |
| "Yesterday he was taken to a hospital to receive emergency treatment," his band members wrote. | "Yesterday he was taken to a hospital to receive emergency treatment," his band members wrote. |
| "The scans revealed a blood clot on the surface of his brain that requires an operation." | "The scans revealed a blood clot on the surface of his brain that requires an operation." |
| However, they said Ted Dwane was receiving excellent care and they were being assured he would recover quickly from the surgery. | |
| Mumford & Sons are on tour in North America and have had to postpone three upcoming shows in Texas and New Orleans. | |
| They said in their statement they had no plans to cancel or postpone any other shows on the tour. | |
| The indie folk group have enjoyed huge success in the States since the release of their second album Babel in September last year. | |
| It was the fastest-selling record of 2012 in the US and it won the Grammy for album of the year in February. | |
| They haven't been ignored back home either, picking up this year's Brit for best British album and Babel was the fastest-selling record in the UK in 2012 as well. | |
| It will be a busy summer for Mumford & Sons with a number of big shows coming up. | |
| They are headlining Glastonbury festival later this month alongside the Arctic Monkeys and The Rolling Stones. | |
| A week later they will be one of the first bands to perform at the Olympic Park in London on 6 July with Vampire Weekend and Ben Howard supporting them. | |
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