Tony Hadley taken to hospital after becoming ill at Northern Ireland gig
Tony Hadley was rushed to hospital just before he was due to perform a gig in Larne, Northern Ireland on Sunday night (August 27).The former Spandau Ballet frontman, 63, was scheduled to headline the Clearer Water Antrim Coast Half Marathon Live Lounge, but became unwell during soundcheck.He also met fans for a meet and greet after the soundcheck, but apparently appeared uncomfortable, before telling organisers that he was unwell.“We got St John’s Ambulance,” a PR representative for the event told the Belfast Telegraph.“We had to do what was right by him and he was taken to hospital, and his crew have all gone with him, to stick together. We hope he gets better soon.”Belfast singer Brendan Quinn stepped in alongside fiddle player Ciara Maguire to fill the slot.Ruth McIlroy, who organised the weekend, said fans had been “very understanding”.“A lot of the crowd heard him do his sound check, but unfortunately he clearly wasn’t feeling well and he got worse as evening went on,” she said.“Medics on site were very clear he needed to go to hospital.