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MÖTLEY CRÜE singer
Vince Neil suffered a serious injury when he fell off the stage during his solo band's performance earlier tonight (Friday, October 15) at the
Monsters On The Mountain festival at LeConte Center in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
According to
Metal Sludge, the incident occurred early into the set — while the group was performing
"Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)", a
CRÜE classic which has been a staple of the singer's solo shows. In fan-filmed video of the episode, which is available below,
Vince can be seen encouraging the crowd to clap at the end of the song while taking a step or two forward toward the front left side of the stage before losing his footing and falling off.
A short time later, bassist
Dana Strum addressed the crowd about the extent of
Neil's injuries, saying: "The truth is
Vince fell and broke ribs when he fell. He can't breathe… He was so excited to be here. He lives in Tennessee. But he was willing to stick it out and tough it out… Let's have one good round of applause, please, for this guy."
According to sources cited by
Metal Sludge,
Neil was taken away in an ambulance but no further details are available regarding
Vince's condition.
Last month,
Vince revealed that he was trying out a new toning machine in an apparent effort to get in shape for
MÖTLEY CRÜE's upcoming
"The Stadium Tour". The singer said he was using
Emsculpt Neo, a revolutionary new treatment which supposedly builds muscle and reduces fat using both radio frequency and high-intensity electromagnetic energies.
Four months ago,
Neil made headlines when he struggled to complete his solo concert at the
Boone Iowa River Valley Festival in Boone. Based on fan-filmed video footage of the May 29 gig posted on
YouTube, the 60-year-old rocker, who hadn't performed in more than a year and a half due to the COVID-19 pandemic, began losing his voice several songs into his set, which consisted exclusively of
CRÜE classics and cover songs previously recorded by the band.
MÖTLEY CRÜE's
"The Stadium Tour" with
DEF LEPPARD,
POISON and
JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS was originally scheduled to take place last summer but ended up being pushed back to 2021, and then to 2022, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
So, Vince Neil took the stage tonight and into the third song he fell off the stage and broke his ribs.
Check it out
Posted by Joe Wintrow on Friday, October 15, 2021