Andy Parker, founding member and drummer with legendary hard rockers UFO, has broken his ankle by slipping on a wet floor. After two hospital appointments Andy had surgery yesterday. Now the drummer has a plate and some screws in his ankle.\"We are all very upset about this (...) After much discussion between Andy and the other bandmembers the decision was taken to go ahead with the tour and play the March dates with a replacement drummer. Our good friend Simon Wright (Dio, ex-AC/DC) was kind enough to step in immediately — thanks mate!\"
Previously Simon Wright toured with UFO on the \"Walk On Water\" tour (no pun intended).
UFO\'s new album, \"The Monkey Puzzle\", came out in September via SPV Records. The follow-up to 2004\'s \"You Are Here\" was recorded at Area 51 Studios with producer Tommy Newton, who also worked with the band on their last cd and who recorded the material for the band\'s \"Showtime\" live album. This live cd/dvd was recorded at Pumpwerk in Wilhelmshaven, Germany on May 13, 2005.
