5 Seconds of Summer bassist Michael Clifford suffered an injury during the band’s concert at Wembley's SSE Arena. Clifford received burns after being torched to the face.
According to DigitalSpy, the concert was cut short after Clifford getting torched in the face by a flamethrower during their set. He was then immediately rushed to the hospital.
Fans of the band in attendance posted various videos of the incident. In the video, Clifford can be seen getting blasted then rushing offstage for assistance.
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According to Twitter updates from fans, after several stalled minutes, drummer Ashton Irwin came back out to announce to the worried crowd that they were unable to perform their encore because of the incident but that Clifford was ok.
Clifford went to Twitter to give a quick update of his condition to distraught fans and to announce that he was OK. He included a photo his face covered in a bandage.
The band was at the tail end of their UK leg of their ‘Rock Out With Your Socks Out’ Tour. No word yet as to whether this incident will affect the remaining show.