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The 1980s alternative rock band The Call lost one of its members last thursday . Michael Been, band member and father of Robert Been of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, reportedly died of a heart attack at the age of 60.

According to publicist, Juliana Plotkin, Been was in Belgium on tour for Black Rebel Motorcycle Club acting as sound engineer. He was backstage when he suffered from a heart attack and died.

In the early 1980s, The Call was responsible for several hit songs such as “Let the Day Begin” and “The Walls Came Down.” Their music earned the respect of musicians of stature such as Peter Gabriel and Bono, who were both contributors to the band’s albums.

Juliana Plotkin said that Been was “Often referenced as their fourth member (in the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club), Been spent countless hours in the studio acting in many roles from mentor and guide,” she said.

wikipedia escribió:Been died at age 60 on August 19, 2010, in Hasselt, Belgium of a heart attack while at the Pukkelpop 2010 music festival in Hasselt, Belgium, where he was on tour as a sound man for Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, a band led by his son Robert Levon Been.

El cantante del grupo de pop electrónico británico 'Ou Est le Swimming Pool', Charles Haddon, se suicidó tras una actuación en Bélgica, según informa la agencia de noticias Belga.

Heddon murió al lanzarse desde un pilar al párking para artistas, en el festival Pukkelpop, en la ciudad de Hasselt.

El grupo estaba tocando en varios festivales en Europa antes de poner rumbo a Australia, donde en septiembre la formación iba a actuar en el festival Parklife. Y en octubre estaba previsto que iniciaran una gira como cabeza de cartel en Reino Unido, según informa el New Musical Express en su página web.

Después de publicar su tercer 'single', 'Jackson's Last Stand', en el mes de julio, el grupo había anunciado que iba a sacar su disco de debut, 'Christ Died For Our Synths', en octubre.

A pesar de lo ocurrido, el evento, que reúne cada año a decenas de miles de fanáticos de la música, continuó.