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\n\t\tGary Numan got \u2018the worst news\u2019 on Saturday morning and was visibly distressed during his performance that evening (Picture: Corine Solberg\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tGary Numan got \u2018the worst news\u2019 on Saturday morning and was visibly distressed during his performance that evening (Picture: Corine Solberg\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
Gary Numan<\/a> broke down on stageon Saturday evening after receiving the \u2018worst news\u2019, it is reported. <\/p>\n The music legend, 67, was on stage at the O2<\/a> Academy Birmingham<\/a> on November 15 when he reportedly \u2018broke down\u2019 on stage, worrying fans and his wife Gemma O\u2019Neil, who comforted him mid-performance. <\/p>\n Midway through his song Please Push No More, The Mirror<\/a> reports Gary got upset and explained he had been given the \u2018worst news ever\u2019 that morning. <\/p>\n The Cars hitmaker explained he would share the news with fans in the coming days once he had given himself some time to process. <\/p>\n Tubeway Army\u00a0star Gary, who has Asperger\u2019s syndrome, is performing in Bristol<\/a> tonight as part of his Telekon tour, which celebrates the album of the same name\u2019s 45th anniversary after it reached UK number one in 1980. <\/p>\n He is then scheduled in Cardiff (November 18), Bournemouth<\/a> (Nov 19), London<\/a> (Nov 21), Brighton<\/a> (Nov 22), Southend (Nov 23), Nottingham<\/a> (Nov 25), Cambridge<\/a> (Nov 26), Norwich (Nov 27), Manchester (Nov 29), Liverpool (Nov 30), Dublin (December 2), and Belfast (Dec 3) before a Christmas break. <\/p>\n \t\t \t\t He will then spend the start of next year performing on The 80\u2019s Cruise 2026, before heading to the US for another leg of the tour. <\/p>\n This comes after Gary celebrated 1,000 gigs over his four decades in the business, which he wouldn\u2019t have realised unless one keen American fan had collected all his data over the years and emailed him about the milestone. <\/p>\n \u2018Playing 1,000 shows is quite something, and yet if someone had said it was 5,000 the number would still have felt low, given the extraordinary effort, sacrifice, commitment(and stress) that\u2019s been poured into those shows over the years,\u2019 Gary said of the moment. <\/p>\n \t\t \t\t \u2018Each tour is a life within a life, a world within a world. Each one a unique adventure. I have been touring my entire adult life, from a nervous, out-of-my-depth, sulky young man to something entirely different today. <\/p>\n \u2018It\u2019s a life like no other, and I feel privileged to have reached the 1,000 show milestone, and honoured to have shared that journey with so many of you.\u2019 <\/p>\n Through his many tours, Gemma has been by Gary\u2019s side since they met in 1992 \u2013 a year he previously revealed was his lowest point, having suffered with depression throughout his life.<\/p>\n Gary has previously credited Gemma, who was a member of a fan club dedicated to her future husband before they became an item, for giving him the confidence in himself that led to his ultimate success. <\/p>\n \t\t \u2018I was in a bad place. I had no record deal at the time. I wasn\u2019t seeing any realistic chance that I was going to get another one. I was finished,\u2019 he recalled in an interview with Metro<\/a> in 2022. <\/p>\n \u2018I was firmly convinced that I was the weak link in my records. I thought my singing and my playing weren\u2019t good enough. My songwriting had gone downhill.\u2019<\/p>\n He recalled: \u2018Gemma said, \u201cYou might not be the best singer in the world but you sing in a certain way and you have a certain sound. That\u2019s what people liked. They liked the quirkiness and the unusual qualities of your voice.\u201d\u2018 <\/p>\n \u2018It was all down to Gemma making me realise what my strengths were. I\u2019d seen them as weaknesses. She also got my dressing sorted out.\u2019 <\/p>\n The pair have been married since 1997 and have three daughters together, named Raven, Echo and Persia.<\/p>\n Gary previously recalled that happiness doesn\u2019t make him want to write songs, but go to the beach. <\/p>\n \u2018Cars is the happiest song I ever wrote and that\u2019s about road rage and nearly getting beaten up,\u2019 he told Metro in the same interview. <\/p>\n Metro has contacted Gary\u2019s representatives for comment.<\/p>\n Got a story?<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff<\/a> page \u2013 we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n![\"Gary](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2155505512.jpg\")
\n\t\tHe was performing in Birmingham on Saturday night when he \u2018broke down\u2019 (Picture: Katja Ogrin\/Redferns)<\/p>\n![\"Portrait](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-91878410.jpg\")
\n\t\tIt\u2019s unclear what the news is, but Gary said share it with fans after a few days of processing (Picture: Fin Costello\/Redferns)<\/p>\n![\"Ivor](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-684401542.jpg\")
\n\t\tGary\u2019s wife Gemma O\u2019Neil rushed on stage to comfort him, according to reports (Picture: Dave J Hogan\/Dave J Hogan\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n![\"Kerrang](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-566883591.jpg\")
\n\t\tGemma has been Gary\u201ds rock throughout the years, and he credited her for making him believe in himself during his early years (Picture: Brian Rasic\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n![\"Gary](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2088393486-e1763321637540.jpg\")
\n\t\tGary is performing in Bristol this evening (Picture: Paul Natkin\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n