Snow Patrol 'heartbroken' as two members quit

Two members of Snow Patrol are leaving the band, but the different 3 volition proceed arsenic a trio.

On Facebook, frontman Gary Lightbody paid tribute to Jonny Quinn and Paul Wilson and said the set wishes them thing but happiness and success.

The remaining members are Gary Lightbody, Nathan Connolly and Johnny McDaid.

They confirmed a caller Snow Patrol album, their eighth workplace record, is inactive acceptable for merchandise adjacent year.

Gary Lightbody, from Bangor successful Northern Ireland, posted a heartfelt tribute to the 2 set members:

"We are heartbroken they person decided to permission america but we privation them thing but happiness, success, joy, compassion and everything they privation successful each their aboriginal endeavours."

Lightbody said the set would proceed arsenic a trio: "Nate, JMD and myself volition proceed with SP and determination volition beryllium a caller medium adjacent twelvemonth but much quality of that volition travel astatine an due time".

Jonny Quinn had been the band's drummer since 1997.

Lightbody said helium was "more than a drummer". With a inheritance successful set absorption and gig promotion helium besides took up the relation of "manager for america [Snow Patrol] galore times during the past 4th century," helium said.

Lightbody added the drummer's nickname was "thunderclap" due to the fact that helium "hit the snare drum truthful hard helium was prone to smash close done the drumskin".

Paul Wilson joined the set successful 2005 arsenic the bassist but Lightbody said helium "played each instrumentality truthful bass was possibly a small restrictive for his galore talents".

Lightbody added Wilson was "one of the funniest guys I've ever known".

Paying homage to the 2 set members Lightbody said they deserved their ain abstracted posts for a "proper and idiosyncratic nonstop off".