Beady Eye have cancelled their upcoming V Festival appearance and a number of other shows as guitarist Gem Archer recovers from a head injury.

The musician suffered severe head trauma in an accident at the start of August and this has forced the British indie group to pull a series of gigs.

In a new statement released on their official website, Beady Eye said that they will be cancelling all their August shows to let Archer recover. They said:

"Beady Eye regret to announce that they are cancelling their performance at V Festival and their remaining scheduled shows and promotional commitments in August due to guitarist Gem Archer suffering severe head trauma after an accident on August 1st.

"The band apologise to fans but under the circumstances feel they can not perform without Gem and want to focus on supporting him throughout his recovery. Gem was released from hospital yesterday evening and is recovering at home though remains under observation."