Our thoughts are with the friends and family of Devon Clifford, drummer for You Say Party! We Say Die!. Clifford has passed away after collapsing onstage at an all-ages show in Vanouver this past Friday.
The band was back home after a cross-continental tour that concluded with their performance in Prince George last Saturday. The Vancouver show was to be a homecoming just weeks before they headed overseas for a European tour.
Spinner is reporting that Clifford collapsed onstage behind his drum kit a few songs into the band’s set, prompting lead singer Becky Ninkovic to tell audience members to call 911. Clifford was rushed to hospital, where a few details emerged via the band’s Twitter feed.
“There aren’t alot of words right now. let the doctors do their job,” read one on Saturday afternoon, followed later by, “We are devastated and trying to keep hope. He needs at miracle. Thank you.”
Early this morning, the band sent out this message: “DEVON CLIFFORD 1979 – 2010 R.I.P.”
Though an official statement through the band’s label, Paperbag Records, doesn’t give the cause of death, Spinner has reportedly been told it is the result of a brain hemorrhage, which required emergency neurosurgery and full life support prior to his passing. The label simply asks that the privacy of the family be respected during this difficult time.
CFUR Radio expresses its condolences to the band and Clifford’s friends and family in the wake of this tragedy.
