Donations Site Launched for Eagles of Death Metal Bassist Diagnosed with Cancer

by Ryan Minic | Jul 4, 2010

A donations page has been launched for Eagles of Death Metal bassist Brian O’Connor who was recently diagnosed with cancer. Check that out here.

A couple benefit shows for O’Connor have been planned. Them Crooked Vultures will headline a sold-out show on July 5 at Brixton Academy in London; Queens of the Stone Age/Eagles of Death Metal will perform in Los Angeles July 12 — details are still to be announced.

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