Kaiser Chiefs have revealed that keyboard player Peanut was hospitalised with appendicitis last week.
Peanut became ill while in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and had surgery to remove his appendix on 6th November. He was ordered to recuperate in Brazil for a few days, meaning he could not travel with the band to appear on the Tonight Show With Jay Leno, and play in Los Angeles.
The band explained in a statement on their website: "We've made it to LA, but unfortunately we're a man down. We didn't want to make a drama out of it so we kept this quiet until now. Peanut had to have an operation to remove his appendix on Thursday, so he's been in a hospital in Brazil for a few days. The operation was a success, he's OK, and managed to play with us at Planeta Terra in Brazil on Saturday night, but he's unable to fly to the USA until Wednesday.
"Our concert in LA and TV appearance on 'The Jay Leno Show' will go ahead. We didn't want to let LA down and it's going to be a challenge, but between Roger Lyons (Peanut's tech) and James Hennin (Simon's tech) we'll deputise and make sure the show goes on! It will be our first ever gig missing one of the band."
Peanut is expected to join the rest of Kaiser Chiefs on 13th November, in Chicago.
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