Glass Animals cancels shows after life-threatening crash in Dublin

British rock band Glass Animals is canceling several shows after the band announced that drummer Joe Seaward was hit by a truck while biking in Dublin, Ireland.

British alt-rock band Glass Animals is canceling its sold-out concert at the Ritz Ybor in Tampa on July 24 along with several other appearances after the band announced that drummer Joe Seaward was hit by a truck while biking in Dublin, Ireland.

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"His leg was broken on impact and he became tangled in the truck's trailer where his skull suffered a complex fracture," the band wrote in a statement posted to Instagram Thursday. "Thankfully, he is alive. After a couple long operations he is now on the road to recovery. It's going to be a long, difficult, and winding road, but knowing how determined Joe is, and seeing how much his body has recovered already in the past 10 days, I am so optimistic that he will make it back to his cheeky old self."

A spokesman for AEG Live told the Tampa Times that ticket holders will be refunded if their show has been canceled.

Glass Animals has several upcoming U.S. concert dates in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Colorado.