- by Jason Gregory
- Friday, July 17, 2009
- Photo by: WENN.com
US R&B star Ne-Yo abandoned a concert in Manchester last night, telling fans he was too unwell to continue.
The singer battled through his set at the MEN Arena for almost an hour, before breaking down in tears on stage.
Ne-Yo had complained early on in his performance that he was feeling unwell and could be seen sweating heavily.
Journalist Alistair Beech told Gigwise that, at one point, the star asked "an unknown female singer from his own record label to placate a restless crowd”.
The singer then left the stage for ten minutes before returning in tears to offer his apologies to fans.
“Trust me when I say, I'll be back. I will be back,” Ne-Yo said.
Ne-Yo Fan Malcolm Bryce told Gigwise he thought the singer's tears were “part of the show until he said he had to stop”.
"I think it's fair enough how he handled it, if he was losing his vocals then the show would be sub-par and Ne-Yo is the type of artist that wouldn't want to let his fans down,” Malcom added.
The singer is due to perform in Liverpool tonight. At present, the concert is still scheduled to go ahead.
Were you at last night's gig? What did you think of Ne-Yo's apology? Post your comments below...
You can watch the incident unfold on the video below:
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I thought that NE-YO was a very brave Gentleman to come out infront of an already chanting crowd and announce that he could not continue, the fact that he even bothered to tell us in person deserves respect, I couldnt believe that some of the crowd started to 'BOO' him this is appalling behaviour from what are supposed to be his fans. Lets hope he gets well soon and we get the chance to see him again as promised!! love Nikki, leanna, laura, Lorna and shelby xxx
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- We agree ^, played ne-yo, we still love you, he shouldnt have been booed
- I thought ne-yo last night was amazing. bless him you could tell somthing was wrong, but he kept fighting through it, when he started crying i felt so sorry for him. at the end of the day, if he's feeling unwell theres nothing else he can do. id rather he stopped singing than straining and hurting himself. i think his apology was really nice, he could of got somebody else to do it, but he didnt, he hasn't let me down anyways, i still think he's amazin :) Love You Ne-Yo!! xxxx Love
- Why did people boo?!
I was there and thought that was stupid,
bless him!!
x
- Thought it was an amzing show despite his ill health! You could hear as he was singing he was in so much pain! It takes a very brave man to come on stage & announce that your stopping the show & to break down crying shows how much he didnt want to let his fans down! Couldnt believe people were boo-ing him, he's only human!!! Had an amazing time and look forward to his return. Get well soon Ne-Yo, We love you!! Love Katrina, James, Cassie & Nigel xXx
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