Scott McDonald

Talk about bad luck. Vampire Weekend drummer Chris Tomson was involved in a hit-and-run accident last night while walking on a London street. Obviously, the driver who hit Tomson never stopped and has officially earned the award for "Biggest Jerk of the Week". According to NME.com Tomson was treated for head and neck injuries at Royal London Hospital but was given a clean bill of health. Here's an official statement from their publicist:

"Vampire Weekend's Chris Tomson was the victim of a hit and run accident last night while walking in London.  He has since been released from the hospital and declared 100% fit, despite some bangs and bruises. The band was in the UK for some shows and promo and will be returning to the US this weekend."

The band canceled a performance scheduled for tonight at Rough Trade in London, a wise move, but will continue on as planned. VW's upcoming North American dates, which includes a stop at Coachella are listed below:


2-29 London, England - Rough Trade East (in-store)
3-05 Orlando, FL - Park Avenue (in-store)
3-06 Orlando, FL - The Social
3-07 South Florida Everglades, FL - Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation (Langerado)
3-08 St. Augustine, FL - Cafe Eleven
3-09 Atlanta, GA - The Earl
3-10 Birmingham, AL - The Bottletree
3-11 New Orleans, LA - Pocket Park
3-14 Austin, TX - Antone's (SXSW)
3-19 San Diego, CA - The Casbah
3-20 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey
3-22 San Francisco, CA - The Independent
3-23 San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Shop
3-25 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
3-26 Seattle, WA - Neumos
3-27 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards
3-29 Missoula, MT - Badlander
3-30 Boise, ID - Neurolux
3-31 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
4-01 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
4-03 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club
4-04 Madison, WI - High Noon
4-05 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall
4-06 Chicago, IL - Metro
4-11 Providence, RI - Brown University Campus Green
4-25 Indio, CA - Empire Polo Field (Coachella)
5-01 Bristol, England - Bristol Bierkeller
5-02 Birmingham, England - Birmingham Academy
5-03 Edinburgh, Scotland - Liquid Rooms
5-04 Glasgow, Scotland - Oran Mor
5-06 Newcastle, England - Northumbria University
5-07 Leeds, England - Cockpit
5-08 Manchester, England - Academy 2
5-09-11 Rye, England - Butlins Holiday Centre (ATP vs. Pitchfork)
5-12 Portsmouth, England - Wedgewood Rooms
5-13 London, England - Electric Ballroom
5-16 Brighton, England - Great Escape Festival
5-29 to 31 Barcelona, Spain - Parc del Fòrum (Primavera Sound)
6-12 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo