As injuries go, whacking yourself in the head while swinging a microphone is about as rock 'n' roll as it gets. And that was the scene at the huge Arctic Monkeys gig at Emirates Old Trafford on Friday night for The Hives frontman Pelle Almqvist.
During The Hives' bouncing support slot at the stadium singer Pelle had been flipping his mic up around his head when it thudded down and smacked him above his right eyebrow.
A collective "ooof" went up from the crowd as fans heard the thud. But the flamboyant Swedish frontman soldiered on - even as blood started to stream out from the injury all down his face he continued to sing. Join our new WhatsApp community Manc Life by clicking this link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HyyLIEMz8FD190U5lLNBNg. This is where the Manchester Evening News connects you to our favourite content about eating, drinking and having fun all across Greater Manchester and beyond! You can leave at any time, and find out more here. Music fans at the Emirates concert have been left with nothing but admiration for the singing star for soldiering on despite the dramatic on-stage injury.
Fans took to Twitter to describe the moment it happened. Ryan Stewart tweeted: "Lead singer of The Hives just cut his head open at the Arctic Monkeys gig and carried on.
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