The Christians hail drummer's 'miracle' recovery

The band has posted an image of Lionel Duke as he recovers in hospital

The bandmates of a drummer who collapsed on stage at a festival in Liverpool after suffering a cardiac arrest have shared of photo of his "miracle" recovery in hospital days later.

Lionel Duke of The Christians had to be put in an induced coma after falling ill during the On The Waterfront festival at Pier Head on Sunday.

In a post of the soul band's Facebook, lead singer Garry Christian can be seen sitting in intensive care with Duke at Broadgreen Heart And Chest Hospital.

The post said: "Miracles do happen... Lionel, we love you, man."

Medics rushed on stage to help the drummer as the Christians, who are from Liverpool, performed ahead of Sting's headline slot at the festival.

The band had only played two songs before he fell ill, and the event was paused while he was taken to hospital.

Fans of the band - who had a Top 10 hit in 1988 with their cover of the Isley Brothers' Harvest For The World - were urged to "send positive vibes" as Duke recovered.

In the update posted earlier, Christian said: "Look who I found in intensive care".