Mick Quinn, bassist with criminally overlooked and under-appreciated Oxford-types, Supergrass, has broken his back following a sleepwalking accident in France.

The bass player apparently walked out of a first floor window - while asleep - of a villa he was staying at in the south of France, breaking two vertebrae. He is currently recouperating in a specialist spinal clinic in Toulouse. Thankfully, doctors say he should make a full recovery.

This has forced the cancellation of the band's show at the Oxford Barfly (formerly the Zodiac) on September 23. Fans with tickets are advised to approach their point of purchase for a refund.