[Denver]

http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news...uits-the-band/

Clean Bandit have announced the sad news that violinist Neil Amin-Smith is leaving the band.

Neil issued a separate statement alongside the band's and said that it was "a decision that took [him] a very long time to reach".

hello everyone, I've decided to leave clean bandit. Here is a little thing I wrote, thankyou for everything

"I wish Clean Bandit all the luck even as I feel sure they won't need it, here's to all our futures," he wrote.

Clean Bandit have also revealed their "great sadness" at the original member's decision to leave.

"It is with great sadness that we must announce that our performances of 'Tears' over the Summer were Neil's last shows with Clean Bandit," they wrote.

"He told us recently that he has decided to leave. We have had a wonderful ride together and we are extremely excited to see what he does next. We are also very much looking forward to our upcoming shows and to sharing our new music with you.

"Thank you all for your support during this time, and thank you Neil for being part of this amazing journey. We will miss you a lot on this next chapter and we wish you the best of luck for the future."