Altsounds — The Charlatans have announced that The Verve's Pete Salisbury will act as stand in drummer for the UK tour whilst Jon Brookes recovers from his operation. Brookes, who collapsed on stage in Philadelphia last week, is preparing for his operation ... more info

ContactMusic — Former THE VERVE drummer PETE SALISBURY has joined THE CHARLATANS to replace JON BROOKES as he battles a brain tumour.The British band cancelled a string of shows in the... more info

The Mirror — Indie rockers The Charlatans will play their UK tour dates with The Verve's Pete Salisbury standing in for drummer Jon Brookes, who has been diagnosed with a brain tumour. more info

NME — Band announce tempoary drummer for UK tour more info

The Music Fix — It's bittersweet news ... more info

Undercover, Australia — Jon Brookes, drummer for Manchester icons The Charlatans has been diagnosed with a brain tumour. more info

Gigwise — While he undergoes treatment for brain tumour... more info

The Independent — They should have been celebrating two decades of defying the odds as one of the most enduring features of British indie rock. But instead The Charlatans, who once described themselves as "the unluckiest band in pop", announced yesterday that their d... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Johnny Borrell, Diana Vickers, The Charlatans and Four Tet will be headlining a four-night run of gigs in the Dalston Oxfam shop in East London, performing amongst the shelves of books and rails of... more info

Guardian Music — Band will resume world tour with 'short-term replacement' after diagnosis following collapse on stageThe Charlatans' drummer Jon Brookes has been diagnosed with a brain tumour. After cancelling a string of North American gigs, the band have announced... more info