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Tony Hadley was rushed to hospital on Sunday night, just moments before he was due on stage to perform.<\/p>\n
The former Spandau Ballet star, 63, was forced to cancel his gig last minute as he began to feel unwell backstage and required medical attention.<\/p>\n
Chart-topper Tony, best-known for his 80s hits with the band including True and Gold, was due to headline the Clearer Water Antrim Coast Half Marathon Live Lounge in Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n
Turning up to the soundcheck at around 5pm, the star first reported feeling unwell, which was said to be evident to onlookers, before soldiering on through and then doing a VIP meet and greet with fans around 7:30pm.<\/p>\n
It was then that he told organisers he was too ill to continue and an ambulance was called for him.<\/p>\n
\u2018We got St John\u2019s Ambulance,\u2019 Michelle McTernan, who was in charge of PR for the event, explained to The Belfast Telegraph.<\/p>\n
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\u2018We 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,\u2019 she added.<\/p>\n
The weekend\u2019s organiser, Ruth McIlroy, also said the crowd was \u2018very understanding\u2019 after witnessing the singer\u2019s soundcheck when he \u2018clearly wasn\u2019t feeling well\u2019.<\/p>\n
She also explained that medics on site were \u2018very clear he needed to go to hospital\u2019. <\/p>\n
\u2018It is disappointing because we had a great day with the half marathon earlier, and Tony singing would have been the icing on the cake, but we have to take care of people, and we are more concerned that he\u2019ll be OK.\u2019<\/p>\n
Tony, who last performed in Belfast back in 2015, was replaced at the show by local talent, singer Brendan Quinn and fiddle player Ciara Maguire.<\/p>\n
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Speaking last year, Tony confirmed that he has no intention to reunite with his former bandmates, brothers Gary and Martin Kemp, John Keeble and Steve Norman, following his departure in 2017.<\/p>\n
Spandau Ballet had initially reunited eight years earlier, following their 1990 split.<\/p>\n