New Found Glory star electrocuted on stage
New Found Glory star Chad Gilbert is recovering after he was electrocuted onstage during a gig in California on Wednesday night (27Mar13).
The group was recording its first live album at Anaheim's Chain Reaction when the singer collapsed onstage. Faulty wiring in his microphone has been listed as the cause of the drama.
Gilbert was hospitalized as a precaution, but he has since been
released and he plans to continue performing with the group on
Thursday night (28Mar13).
A post on the band's Twitter.com page reads, "Chad has been
released from the hospital and is all good! We are still on for
tonight to finish the live record."
And thanking fans for all their well wishes, Gilbert added, "Hey
everyone. I just now got out of the hospital. They did tests all
night on my heart & I'm all good. Thanks for your love &
support!"
His girlfriend, Paramore star Hayley Williams, was by his side
throughout the ordeal and she tweeted, "Wow, long night. Just want
to say thanks to everyone who sent your love to @XChadballX last
night/this morning. He's doing just fine now...& just wanna add how
amazing it was to see how much NFG fans poured out all kinds of
support/love/concern for him. He loves y'all! I do too."