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"Beady Eye guitarist Gem Archer has been hospitalised with severe head trauma. The band cancelled live shows in Belgium and Japan as a result of the incident and it is not yet clear if he will be well enough for the band to perform at V Festival on August 17 and August 18.  &amp;quot;Following an accident on the evening of Thursday, August 1, Beady Eye guitarist Gem Archer was hospitalised with severe head trauma,&amp;quot; a new statement from the band read. &amp;quot;He is currently in a stable condition but continues to stay in hospital under observation.&amp;quot; It continued: &amp;quot;As previously reported, shows this week in Belgium and Japan have been cancelled. &amp;quot;His family, friends and bandmates thank everyone who have sent messages of support and well wishes so far and hope to see him back on his feet soon.&amp;quot; Archer joined Oasis in 2000 and, following the band&amp;#039;s split in 2009, stayed with Liam Gallagher, Andy Bell and Chris Sharrock to form Beady Eye. Prior to joining Oasis, Archer was a member of Whirlpool and Creation Records group Heavy Stereo. Watch the Beady Eye &amp;#039;Shine A Light&amp;#039; music video below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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