SHAMED ex Kasabian star Tom Meighan has been forced to pull the plug on several gigs after being rushed to hospital while "spitting blood". Tom, who was sacked from the band for attacking his then-fiancée during a drunken row, first cancelled a show in Newcastle "on doctors' orders". He had been due to perform his one-man gig at the city's Riverside Newcastle venue on Tuesday but had to cancel at the last minute.
He now has " a large wound on his neck" following surgery and also pulled out of a concert in Leeds. Tom's show on Friday in Manchester is also hanging in the balance after a larges abscess was removed from his throat. In a video filmed from his hospital bed, Tom said: "I had a f***ing abscess removed from my throat today.
It was f***ing hell. READ MORE ON ROCK MUSIC "It was literally a f***ing hell raiser. It was f***ing frightening.
"At least the bo****k has gone and I'm surviving. Listen, I'm getting fit, I've tried to walk around and that..
.and I've just not got it in me until tomorrow. To be continued.
" He then thanked fans for messages of support and the hospital staff who have treated him. News of Tom's health emergency first came to light on Tuesday, after his official Instagram page posted a message saying his Newcastle gig had been cancelled "on doctor's orders". Most read in Music In a worrying update, his drummer Gareth added in the comments: "Tom has been struggling with this since earlier in the week but last night after the Bristol gig was spitting o.
