Tributes Paid To Late Happy Mondays' Bassist Paul Ryder

This news was confirmed by the Happy Mondays via their Twitter account. 

"The Ryder family and Happy Mondays band members are deeply saddened and shocked to say that Paul Ryder passed away this morning A true pioneer and legend. He will be forever missed  We thank you for respecting the privacy of all concerned at this time Long live his funk x", the band wrote. 

https://twitter.com/Happy_Mondays/status/1547958003143364609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1547958003143364609%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nme.com%2Fnews%2Fmusic%2Fhappy-mondays-bassist-paul-ryder-has-died-aged-58-3270501

Paul Ryder founded the band alongside his brother Shaun in 1980, remaining with them until they split up in 1993. He did return for their 2012 reunion shows, before continuing with them for the next 10 years. 

Several musicians including Ian Brown, Andy Bell, Tim Burgess, Peter Hook and others also paid homage to Ryder. 

https://twitter.com/peterhook/status/1548034895376576513

https://twitter.com/Tim_Burgess/status/1547992894954385416

https://twitter.com/ianbrown/status/1547972689632960512

https://twitter.com/Andybebop/status/1547970951244943361

https://twitter.com/PhilBreen4/status/1547967458719330305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1547967458719330305%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nme.com%2Fnews%2Fmusic%2Fhappy-mondays-bassist-paul-ryder-has-died-aged-58-3270501

The Happy Mondays had been due to headline the Kaleidoscope Festival in London's Alexandra Palace next weekend.