The bassist in a popular indie band has ruled himself out of the group 's upcoming tour after he literally shot himself in the foot . Nick Gardner from Perth ensemble San Cisco was on a friend 's farm taking some time out last week to hunt pests when the unfortunate incident occurred . The band member was with a friend near the West Australian town of Collie , about 200 kilometres south of Perth , when they were driving through rough terrain and the gun went off . The bass player in Perth band San Cisco has ruled himself out of the first leg of the band 's upcoming tour after he literally shot himself in the foot . 'As we were driving through an exceptionally rough paddock , I reached down to stop the gun from bouncing around and before I knew it , it had gone off , ' Gardner said . 'The bolt had slid down and the jolting had triggered the gun . Somewhat of a freak accident . I realised I had been shot and ripped off my boot and sock to reveal a hole in my foot and blood everywhere . Gardner then explained the mate he was with , Isaac , quickly jumped into action grabbing his first aid kit and bandaging his friend 's foot up . The gun went off accidentally while the bassist was in the car on the way to hunt pests . 'He then started driving towards the nearest hospital , which was 100kms away . I passed out in shock and came to shaking and being yelled at . 'By the time we got to the hospital I was calm , but in excruciating pain . The doctors got morphine into me and put me in an ambulance headed for a bigger hospital , ' he continued . ' I eventually made it to the Perth hospital where a specialist has done a great job putting my foot back together . ' San Cisco ( Nick Gardner is pictured left ) kick off their international tour across the US , Mexico and Europe later this month . Although the bassist is now on the mend , he will miss the first leg of San Cisco 's tour , which sees them hit the US and Mexico before heading to Europe . Gardner said he 's devastated to be missing the band 's first festival in Mexico , but will rejoin San Cisco in Europe 'when I 'm not completely knocked out by painkillers ' . 'However I know the band will do me proud and there will still be the same show , just without my embarrassing dancing ! , ' he added . This news comes ahead of the release of the band 's latest album , Gracetown this Friday March 6 .
WARNING : GRAPHIC CONTENT BELOW . Bassist for San Cisco Nick accidentally shot himself in the foot last night . He has been ruled out of the Perth band 's upcoming US and Europe tour . Gardner was on the way to hunt pests with a shotgun when the alarm went off . He would rejoin the band on their tour when they hit Europe later this year .