The Exploited frontman Wattie Buchan collapses onstage after suspected coronary heart assault

Wattie Buchan, frontman for Scottish punks The Exploited, was rushed to hospital on Saturday (December 10) after collapsing onstage throughout a present in Bogota, Colombia.

The band had been in direction of the tip of their set at La Estrella Roja Calle 66, and had been performing their tune ‘Military Life’ when Buchan started to clutch his chest and fall onto the ground. Help was referred to as for and Buchan was taken to the hospital, with a lot of the gang on the present staying on the venue till studying that the singer was alright.

Chatting with STV News, a spokesperson for The Exploited stated that Buchan had suffered a suspected coronary heart assault. “He tried enjoying on however needed to truly cease a few songs till he finally collapsed.”

The band later posted their very own assertion on Facebook, saying Buchan “is feeling higher now and is resting in a resort in Bogota”. They added that resulting from “physician’s orders”, the entire band’s remaining exhibits for 2022 had been cancelled. “We’re sorry about this however Wattie is exhausted and instructed to cancel all up coming gigs for this 12 months.”

Buchan has suffered a coronary heart assault onstage earlier than, in February 2014, when the band had been performing in Lisbon, Portugal. He was admitted to hospital and later underwent quadruple bypass coronary heart surgical procedure. Just a few months later, in June of that 12 months, the band stated that the operation had been successful and that the band had been engaged on new materials.

Just a few years later, in 2017, Buchan was taken to hospital in Belgium with “a really severe coronary heart situation” whereas the band had been on tour.