Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Jimmy Buffett



Jimmy Buffett hospitalized after the falling off stage

After singing "It's been a lovely cruise, I'm sorry it's ended," Jimmy Buffett fell off the stage at an Australian concert Tues night and was rushed to the hospital with a head injury.

He's reportedly in stable condition in a Sydney hospital.

Officials at the concert at the Hordern Pavilion asked audience members to leave the auditorium as the 64-year-old entertainer lay on the floor in front of the first row of seating waiting for paramedics and an ambulance to arrive. He was taken a hospital half-hour after the fall.

An audience member told the Daily Telegraph of Sydney that it appeared Buffett struck his head and was bleeding as he lay on the floor.

Another audience member in the front row told celebrity website TMZ that Buffett was unconscious for 5 to 10 minutes and that he had a gash on his head. Paramedics arrived 15 minutes later.

Audience member Dan Bateman, 30, told The Daily Telegraph that Buffett fell face first off the stage.

"We were in the 10th row and it looked like he did a massive face plant after his encore and pretty much didn't get up,'' Bateman said.

"We were told to leave the premises. No one really wanted to leave because everyone was anxious to know if he survived the fall. Everyone was pretty horrified.''

Security hustled the audience outside before the ambulance arrived.

Buffett's April 30 show at the Sprint Center sold out in less than an hour Monday morning. There's no word on whether his U.S. tour will be affected. This story will be updated when more information is available.

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