Steel’s break

Oct 8 2007 by Katie Campling, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

ONLY last week, singer Paul Steel announced he was going on tour.

Now, thanks to a broken leg, he has had to cancel his gigs.

The tour was due to see Paul play at Leeds Brudenell Social Club yesterday and at Manchester Road House tomorrow.

But the tour has been called off, after he fractured a metatarsal bone in his left foot.

The injury was sustained while he was enthusiastically closing a gig at the Electric Ballroom in London and landed awkwardly on his foot.

He stuck it out until the end of the show, but has now been told he can’t go on stage for a while.

He said: “I’m really, really sorry to everyone who bought tickets and anyone who wanted to go.

“It takes me about five minutes to get to my kitchen on crutches and it’s exhausting. I don’t think I could do the show any justice without being able to move about on-stage.

“The band and I are gutted we can’t come and the play the tunes to you. We’ll make sure the shows are rescheduled soon.”