Sabaton injured in serious car crash in Tunisia

Sabaton have been injured after being involved in a serious car crash in Tunisia last Friday.

The Swedish power metallers, who headlined Bloodstock Open Air last month, took to social media yesterday (Sunday 1st September) to tell fans they have been left “broken, badly beaten, bleeding and stitched up” following the serious traffic incident which happened when they were returning from a video shoot in the Sahara Desert.

The band understandably cancelled their show in Gdansk, Poland over the weekend and have vowed to return to live action at Fort Lauderdale’s Revolution Live on 4th October.

Posting photos of the mangled car wreckage and the band members receiving treatment, Sabaton wrote:

“Two days ago in Tunisia we were involved in a serious traffic incident upon our return from a video shoot in the Sahara desert.

“We are all broken, badly beaten, bleeding and stitched up, but happy to be alive and confident that we will be fully recovered over time.

“However, after consulting medical expertise and evaluating all our injuries we are sure that we cannot do the scheduled concert in Poland today without risk of consequential injuries.

“We will be back with full force in October for the North American tour and will return to Gdansk as soon as possible.

“Until then we would like to share a few of our private images from the filming in Sahara and the accident.

“Thanks for understanding /The Band.”

Sabaton will play their only UK date of 2020 at London’s The SSE Arena, Wembley on Saturday 8th February.

Part of the European leg of their brilliantly titled jaunt ‘The Great Tour’, support at the the 12,500 capacity Northwest London venue will come from Finnish symphonic rockers Apocalyptica and Sabaton’s fellow Swedish natives Amaranthe.

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