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| 'Stressed' Meat Loaf abandons gig | 'Stressed' Meat Loaf abandons gig |
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| Fans were left disappointed last night after US singer Meat Loaf cut short a concert in Newcastle after an hour. | Fans were left disappointed last night after US singer Meat Loaf cut short a concert in Newcastle after an hour. |
| His tour promoter has played down reports that the 60-year-old told the audience it would be his final gig. | |
| "I've spoken to his doctor, and it's clear it's just exhaustion and stress," said Andrew Miller. "It's not his last ever gig, that's for sure." | "I've spoken to his doctor, and it's clear it's just exhaustion and stress," said Andrew Miller. "It's not his last ever gig, that's for sure." |
| Mr Miller went on to say that he hoped Meat Loaf's gig in Birmingham on Friday would go ahead as scheduled. | Mr Miller went on to say that he hoped Meat Loaf's gig in Birmingham on Friday would go ahead as scheduled. |
| 'Disorientated' | 'Disorientated' |
| "He'll be fine," he said. "We hope that 24 hours rest will get him better." | "He'll be fine," he said. "We hope that 24 hours rest will get him better." |
| He added that claims the singer had told the audience it would be his "last ever gig" were "totally unfounded". | He added that claims the singer had told the audience it would be his "last ever gig" were "totally unfounded". |
| "I was backstage with him last night and he apologised, saying 'I'm just exhausted.'" | "I was backstage with him last night and he apologised, saying 'I'm just exhausted.'" |
| His comments, however, have prompted several audience members at last night's event to insist Meat Loaf announced it would be his final performance. | |
| The rock star is renowned for his flamboyant live performances"He said it and everyone in the arena knows he said it," said concert-goer Emma Alexander. | |
| Meat Loaf had just launched into a performance of Paradise on the Dashboard Light when he abruptly stopped, thanked the audience and left the stage. | Meat Loaf had just launched into a performance of Paradise on the Dashboard Light when he abruptly stopped, thanked the audience and left the stage. |
| Shortly afterwards an announcement was made saying the singer had been taken ill. | Shortly afterwards an announcement was made saying the singer had been taken ill. |
| A spokeswoman from Newcastle's Metro Radio Arena said the Bat Out Of Hell star had been forced to curtail the gig due to an inflammation of the larynx. | A spokeswoman from Newcastle's Metro Radio Arena said the Bat Out Of Hell star had been forced to curtail the gig due to an inflammation of the larynx. |
| The singer - born Marvin Lee Aday in 1947 - has a history of health problems, having previously collapsed on stage at London's Wembley Arena in 2003. | The singer - born Marvin Lee Aday in 1947 - has a history of health problems, having previously collapsed on stage at London's Wembley Arena in 2003. |
| He is just exhausted... I was backstage with him last night and he apologised Andrew Miller, tour promoter | He is just exhausted... I was backstage with him last night and he apologised Andrew Miller, tour promoter |
| Audience member John Robson told the BBC that Meat Loaf had seemed disorientated and dazed during his performance. | Audience member John Robson told the BBC that Meat Loaf had seemed disorientated and dazed during his performance. |
| "It wasn't the Meat Loaf of 10 years ago," he said. "You could hear he wasn't getting to the notes he'd normally be getting to." | "It wasn't the Meat Loaf of 10 years ago," he said. "You could hear he wasn't getting to the notes he'd normally be getting to." |
| After Birmingham, Meat Loaf is due to perform in Manchester, London, Nottingham and Cardiff. | After Birmingham, Meat Loaf is due to perform in Manchester, London, Nottingham and Cardiff. |