Brit supergroup forced to cancel gig hours before taking to the stage as Beatle’s son suffers blood clot

BRIT supergroup Mantra Of The Cosmos were forced to propulsion the plug connected a concealed gig aft Zak Starkey fell sick with a humor clot.

Zak, who is the lad of Beatles fable Ringo Star, was rushed to spot medics conscionable hours earlier the amusement and diagnosed with the superior wellness condition.

Doctors had discovered a humor clot successful the 59-year-old drummer's near limb and instantly placed him connected furniture rest.

Zak, who has starred alongside Oasis and The Who, has besides been prescribed a two-week people of humor thinners to dainty the clot and to forestall caller ones from forming.

Mantra Of The Cosmos were forced to cancel their gig successful London's Soho arsenic a effect of his aesculapian exigency with conscionable hours to go.

The supergroup is made up of Zak, Happy Mondays and Black Grape stars Bez - connected percussion - and Shaun Ryder - connected pb vocals - and guitarist Andy Bell, who has besides performed with Oasis arsenic good arsenic Ride.

Despite their pal's plight, Bez, Shaun and Andy inactive attended Karma Sanctum Soho, wherever the gig had been owed to instrumentality place, to observe the set with fans and journalists.

The remaining members said the wellness of bandleader Zak is "the astir important thing" and wished him a swift recovery. 

Shaun besides joked to guests: “As soon arsenic I get retired of present I’m going to instrumentality immoderate tights to get connected Zak’s legs.”

Mantra Of The Cosmos' cancelled amusement comes days aft they performed 2 gigs astatine Liverpool's iconic Cavern Club.

The set has besides conscionable released their caller vinyl azygous Domino Bones (Gets Dangerous), which features Oasis prima Noel Gallagher. They are besides moving connected an album.

Mantra Of The Cosmos formed successful 2023 and rapidly released their debut azygous Gorilla Guerilla.

Zak came up with the thought of the nineties supergroup, telling NME astatine the time: "It’s a pleasance to beryllium portion of Mantra of the Cosmos - 4 like-minded souls who get disconnected connected the aforesaid music.”

They made their Glastonbury debut successful the aforesaid year, headlining the Glade stage.

On Tuesday night, Bez, Shaun and Andy screened a video signaling of their caller gigs astatine Liverpool's Cavern Club portion Zak rested astatine home.

Bez told the assemblage successful Soho: "First of each tin I accidental however peculiar it was to play the Cavern with Zak Starkey.

"He’s ne'er been to the Cavern earlier and it felt specia. It was amended than thing I ever imagined successful my life. I couldn’t judge however bully it was.

“To play there... I had to amusement disconnected close astatine the end, ‘His f***ing dad’s Ringo Starr! Know what I mean?'

"We felt similar the Beatles - good I did for a small moment!”