McCartney Loses Voice Because Of Cold, Cancels British Show

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McCartney Loses Voice Because Of Cold, Cancels British Show
Wed Apr 9, 6:00 AM ET

Darryl Morden

Paul McCartney canceled the second show of his first British tour in 10 years on Sunday (April 6) because of a cold that caused him to lose his voice.



McCartney's spokesman Geoff Baker read a statement that said, "I've caught a cold which made my voice start to go after last night's show. I woke up this morning with virtually no voice. I've been doing all that I can to try and get my voice back and I tried singing a couple of numbers at a soundcheck this afternoon, but nothing has worked and so I am afraid I have to cancel this show in order to save the other gigs on the tour."

The former Beatle recently launched his "Back In The World" European tour and played the first of two scheduled dates in Sheffield, located in Northern England, on Saturday (April 5). In a photo that appeared in British newspapers and online, McCartney held up a handwritten note to fans saying "Sorry."

McCartney's statement also said, "I'm sorry to all the people who all bought tickets for the show, at least we got to do one gig in Sheffield."

The second Sheffield show will be rescheduled and tickets for the concert will be honored on the new date, once it's announced.

McCartney's next scheduled show is on Wednesday, April 9 in Manchester, England, followed by two dates in Birmingham on April 13 and 14. He wraps up the tour with a concert on June 1 in the city where the Beatles began, Liverpool. He said, "The audience will be my relatives, bringing the whole thing home."

Meanwhile, McCartney has donated an autographed guitar to an auction benefiting the Save The Earth Foundation. Other autographed instruments and memorabilia have been donated by Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Irish supergroup U2, and other contemporary music artists. The auction runs through April 23, ending at 8 p.m. PT. Items can be viewed and bid on at the website savetheearth.net.