July 30th, 2009 by Peter Bevan

Ricky Wilson from the Kaiser Chiefs broke a rib whilst supporting Green Day at Madison Square Gardens, New York.

A statement from the Kaiser Chiefs reports that frontman Ricky Wilson broke a rib whilst performing in New York at Madison Square Gardens as the support act for Green Day.

Ricky Wilson was jumping between the barrier and the stage when he injured himself, but after treatment it was found that the injury was not serious enough to cancel any upcoming dates they have.

It seems Ricky Wilson has a habit of injuring himself whilst on tour of the US. He has already broken his ankle in Seattle in March 2005 and then suffered ankle ligament damage at the Austin Limits Festival in September 2007.

Kaiser Chiefs will be returning to the UK for the Reading & Leeds Festival, which takes place at Reading Richfield Avenue and Leeds Bramham Park (August 28-30).

Green Day will also be touring the UK later this year in support of their latest album 21st Century Breakdown.

The Green Day tour begins at the Glasgow SECC & Clyde Auditorium (October 19) and will be playing the major UK arenas such as the London O2 Arena (October 23 & 24), Birmingham LG Arena (October 27 & 28) and the Manchester Evening News Arena (October 30 & 31) before closing the tour at the London Wembley Arena (November 1).

Reading & Leeds Festival tickets and Green Day tickets are available to compare at tixdaq.com