Editors are making critical changes

JUSTIN LOCKEY was standing in a field in Scotland when the call came through. “Editors were looking for a new guitarist. Someone recommended me. The biggest gig of their career was around the corner.

Editors are making critical changes

“They wondered could I step in? It was surreal.” He was north of the border, directing a documentary about a friend’s band. If he was up for the job, Editors needed him in London straight away.

Guitarist Chris Urbanowicz had departed Editors in acrimonious circumstances half way through their new album. They were booked as headliners as the 85,000 capacity Rock Werchter festival in Belgium. The clock was ticking.

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