WEEZER BASSIST ATTACKED

LONDON, UK (Reuters) - It's a dangerous business being Weezer's temporary bassist, as Scott Shriner found out when he was sensationally attacked on stage during his first show with the band. Standing in for the sidelined Mikey Welsh, who has been admitted to a mental hospital, Shriner was performing with Weezer on Friday at LA's KROQ-FM Island Invasion show.

A crazed fan evaded the bouncers, clambered on stage and jumped on the bassist midway through 'Hash Pipe'. Security wrestled the fan off Shriner, who continued with the set despite losing his glasses in the struggle.

Jamie Walker, another fan at the show, took the photos that capture the incident while Carlos, an eyewitness, has since described the unusual events to the band's official website.
"I was right by the guy who jumped on Scott during the middle of 'Hash Pipe'. The guy in front of me helped get the wacko off and the crowd burst with cheers when they knocked him down and drug him out. The only hard part was getting used to Scott cause he looked like he should've been in Smashing Pumpkins or Hole rather than Weezer.
Meanwhile, the future of the band's original bassist Mikey Welsh is still unclear after he checked himself into a psychiatric hospital in Boston.

The following statement was posted on the band's official site: "It seems as though Mikey is apparently still in some sort of care facility, though whether he is simply resting or undergoing treatment is unknown. We do know that it sounds like he is stable and not in danger at this point."

The band, who release 'Island In The Sun' as their next single in September, recently confirmed UK shows later in the year but it is unclear while Welsh will be back for the dates.

The full dates:

October
28 London, Brixton Academy (�17.50)
29 Southampton, Guildhall (�13.50)
31 Birmingham, Q Club (�15)

November
1 Manchester Apollo (�13.50)
2 Glasgow Barrowlands (�12.50)