He also played on sessions for the Pale Fountains, Dalek I Love You, the Lightning Seeds and Margi Clarke, a.k.a.
[2] He played on over 130 of the band's songs as well contributing live performances at hundreds of OMD concerts.
[3] In July 2013, while touring with OMD in Toronto, in reported stage temperatures of above 45 degrees Celsius, he collapsed during a show.
The band later announced the cancellation of the rest of their tour, which included a headlining slot at Rewind Festival in Scotland on 28 July 2013, his 53rd birthday.
[4] After making a steady recovery over the following months, Holmes retired from live performances, but continues to work in the music industry.