Chad Gilbert, New Found Glory’s founding guitarist, dies aged 45
Chad Gilbert performing at a New Found Glory concert at the Academy in Manchester, England, on 29 September 2017. Photograph: John Gilleese/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenChad Gilbert performing at a New Found Glory concert at the Academy in Manchester, England, on 29 September 2017. That discovery came as he underwent treatment for metastatic pheochromocytoma – a type of adrenal cancer – since 2021.“On [27 February] I had successful brain surgery and have been recovering in the hospital since,” Gilbert wrote on Instagram in March.
- ▪Chad Gilbert performing at a New Found Glory concert at the Academy in Manchester, England, on 29 September 2017.
- ▪Photograph: John Gilleese/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenChad Gilbert performing at a New Found Glory concert at the Academy in Manchester, England, on 29 September 2017.
- ▪That discovery came as he underwent treatment for metastatic pheochromocytoma – a type of adrenal cancer – since 2021.“On [27 February] I had successful brain surgery and have been recovering in the hospital since,” Gilbert wrote on Instagr
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Chad Gilbert performing at a New Found Glory concert at the Academy in Manchester, England, on 29 September 2017. Photograph: John Gilleese/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenChad Gilbert performing at a New Found Glory concert at the Academy in Manchester, England, on 29 September 2017. Photograph: John Gilleese/ShutterstockUS newsChad Gilbert, New Found Glory’s founding guitarist, dies aged 45Gilbert’s family says he died ‘peacefully in his sleep’ months after My Friends Over You musician shared stage four cancer diagnosisMaya YangMon 21 Sep 2026 12.13 EDTLast modified on Mon 21 Sep 2026 12.14 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleGuitarist Chad Gilbert – a founding member of the US rock band New Found Glory that doled out the early 2000s anthem My Friends Over You – has died aged…
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