Say it ain’t so.
Dave McPhillips is leaving The Coronas.
He announced the news last night, breaking all of our hearts in doing so.
Posting the below image to the band’s Instagram page, it was accompanied by a message from Dave himself.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B5NwCNRnouZ/?igshid=s6j8hyctnfcx
The message reads:
“For the last 12 years I have had the privilege to travel the world and play music with my best friends and together make countless new friends along the way.
Describing the boys as his “brothers”, Dave goes on to say, “after The Long Way Home tour concludes at the end of December I intend to take a step back as the lads continue to fulfil what their dreams and talents deserve”.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B5BVZ9TnpIs/
Putting the decision down to a busy touring schedule, Dave said that he needs to “take a break and pursue other ambitions”.
Concluding the message with a heartfelt thanks to friends, family and fans he finished up by saying: “my love and gratitude always and thank you for allowing me be part of such a wonderful journey. Love always and thank u for everything”.
Fans were understandably gutted by the announcement, with one describing it as “easily the most devastating news ever.
Dave leaving the Coronas is easily the most devastating news ever. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
— Erin (@ErinLoves_Music) November 23, 2019
https://twitter.com/jklkj62/status/1198527705458888705
We’ll miss you, Dave.
(Header image: The Coronas Instagram page)
