Echo & The Bunnymen reveals return after frontman Ian McCulloch's car accident

Echo & The Bunnymen frontman Ian McCulloch is recovering from an accident that caused the Liverpool rock band to postpone a concert just hours before showtime.

While traveling from Washington, D.C., to Philadelphia on The Very Best of Echo & The Bunnymen tour, "McCulloch's vehicle was involved in a road traffic incident," the band announced in a social media post June 7. Though the singer's injuries "are not believed to be serious," he "has been left understandably shaken by the incident" and underwent additional medical assessment, including scans and X-rays.

As a result, the band rescheduled their June 7 Philadelphia concert as "a last resort." The show will now take place Tuesday, June 9, and original tickets remain valid for the new date. Fans who can no longer attend are encouraged to contact their original point of purchase.

"We sincerely apologise for the disappointment and inconvenience caused, and thank you for your understanding and support," the statement said.

USA TODAY has reached out to the band's representatives for more information.

The group will perform their sold-out set at the Brooklyn Paramount the evening of June 8 as scheduled, they announced in the afternoon. Their tour is scheduled to wrap June 19, with other festival appearances scheduled this summer.

Best known for songs including "The Killing Moon" and "Lips Like Sugar," the post-punk band was formed in the late '70s by Ian McCulloch, Will Sergeant, Les Pattinson and, eventually, drummer Pete De Freitas. De Freitas died following a motorcycle accident in 1989, and a decade later, keyboardist Jake Brockman died after his motorbike accident on the Isle Of Man in 2009.

Though McCulloch left the band in the late '80s, he couldn't stay away for long after realizing the Bunnymen were "like my best friend," he told Interview Magazine in 2009.

"A friend phoned up – he used to do our sounds – he phoned up when I was away one time, and my wife answered the phone, 12:30 in the morning. He said, 'Elaine you’ve got to tell Mac, we’ve got to get the Bunnymen together again.' He said, 'I’ve been listening to old, live tapes; they’re the best band in the history of time,'" McCulloch said. "It started me thinking – I couldn’t stop thinking about it."