My Morning Jacket have been forced to cancel tonight (October 9) and tomorrow nights shows in Chicago following frontman Jim James injury. James was hospitalized on Tuesday (October 7) after he fell off stage during their show at the University of Iowa. The frontman suffered a serious injured and was immediately hospitalized forcing the band to wrap-up their show after only thirty minutes. James was released from a University Hospital sometime Wednesday (October 8).


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The band wrote a posting about the incident on their website:  “We were finishing up the last few bars of ‘Off The Record’ and just like any other night we were all having a great time. Jim went to get closer to the audience on his side of the stage, and as he moved forward to step onto the sub-woofer the lights darkened, and he inadvertently stepped off the stage. Upon falling, he suffered traumatic injuries to his torso, and was immediately taken to the hospital,” they said.

“For those who attended the Iowa City show, we would like to extend our gratitude for your understanding and cooperation. We take our fans and performances very seriously, and would never cancel a show unless it was absolutely necessary. Please know that we will be making every effort to return to your fine city.”

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