Russell Lissack Bloc Party ended up in hospital last month when a lion attacked him. The guitarist was visiting a wildlife refuge on tour with Ash in South Africa when the animal bit him, drawing blood.During the holidays around shows in Johannesburg and Cape Town, Lissack made a trip with Ash singer Tim Wheeler. He was playing with a cuddly little cub - there's a more benign picture at Spinner - when he attacked.
Regardless of the youth of the cat, there's no messing around when it comes to man-eating carnivores. Lissack was taken to hospital where he received treatment and a booster against tetanus. Within hours of the visit of the musicians, the hospital was closed, according to a spokesman for the group, after two men died of an unrelated virus, and unidentified. To make matters worse, the group had a car accident on the way back to the hotel.
Fortunately, no injuries later and everyone is now very well, reports Spinner. Ash are back in the UK, the preparation of their second anthology of singles AZ. It is not clear whether Lissack will continue to play with them, Bloc Party paused, he was invited into the group for a series of concert dates. Lissack electronic pop side project, Pin Me Down, released their first album in April
