Tre anni dopo la terribile diagnosi di un tumore al cervello (in seguito ad un collasso avvenuto durante un concerto a Philadelphia nel 2010) scompare tristemente Jon Brookes, 44enne co-fondatore e batterista dei Charlatans. Tim Burgess scrive: “Jon Brookes, my friend, our drummer and inspiration to so many, passed away this morning. We are torn apart. Love & thoughts to Jon’s family”. Il comunicato della band: “Jon was a brilliant drummer, an inspiration, a founding member of The Charlatans, part of our family and a friend to everyone in and around the band”.
