Aussie guitarist's hair set on fire by stage pyrotechnics

Australian punk rock band 5 Seconds of Summer had to cut their London gig short on Saturday night after guitarist Michael Clifford's hair caught fire on stage in a pyrotechnics accident.

The guitarist was apparently caught by a pyrotechnical display on the front of the stage that shot fire into the air and burned him as he walked past it. Footage caught by fans showed smoke rising from Clifford's head after he walked past the display .He quickly rushed towards the back of the stage, grabbing a towel to treat his head.

A band-member later addressed the crowd to say: “Michael has hurt himself so we will not be continuing the show right now. He is OK," and thanked the crowd.

Clifford tweeted a picture of himself after the show with the left side of his face in bandages, while giving a “thumbs up“, with the message: “What the f*cks up. Sorry I couldn't finish the encore, but at least I look like two face. Thanks for worrying every1“. Band mate Calum Hood tweeted “No one ever wants to see your best friend in the state I saw Mike backstage. He's a trooper and is OK.“