Gary Numan, 67, ‘breaks down on stage mid-song’ as wife comforts him

Gary Numan broke down on stageon Saturday evening after receiving the ‘worst news’, it is reported.

The music legend, 67, was on stage at the O2 Academy Birmingham on November 15 when he reportedly ‘broke down’ on stage, worrying fans and his wife Gemma O’Neil, who comforted him mid-performance.

Midway through his song Please Push No More, The Mirror reports Gary got upset and explained he had been given the ‘worst news ever’ that morning.

The Cars hitmaker explained he would share the news with fans in the coming days once he had given himself some time to process.

Tubeway Army star Gary, who has Asperger’s syndrome, is performing in Bristol tonight as part of his Telekon tour, which celebrates the album of the same name’s 45th anniversary after it reached UK number one in 1980.

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