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.
