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Wanted guitarist set alight during gig
Written by . Published: June 21 2012
Chart sensations The Wanted watched in horror when one of their guitarists was set alight after standing too close to a pyrotechnic stage effect.
The fiery incident happened during one of the British band's gigs in the U.S., leaving the unnamed musician in agony after his hair went up in flames.
Band member Nathan Sykes tells Britain's Daily Mirror, "Our
guitarist got set (on) fire on tour. They were sending off these
big pyros and he stood too close. They were sending off these big
pyros and he stood too close. He's got big hair and it set on
fire."