Manchester band, The Happy Mondays, has confirmed that their performance at Splendour Festival is set to go ahead despite the tragic loss of musician Paul Ryder on Friday, July 15. Paul Ryder was the base player and one of the original members of the band when they first started in 1980.
Fans had shared concerns that the band may pull out of the show after it was announced that Paul, who is the brother of singer Shaun Ryder, had passed away. The band cancelled their Kubix Festival gig in Sunderland which was set to go ahead on Friday, July 15. A statement from the band confirmed that the musician had died on Friday Morning at the age of 58.
The band, who are responsible for hits such as Step On, are due to take to the stage on Sunday from 6:30pm on the Confetti stage. The Happy Mondays have already performed at Splendour in 2014 after they reformed two years earlier.
