Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil breaks ribs in fall off stage

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. – Mötley Crüe vocalist Vince Neil suffered breached ribs aft falling disconnected the signifier astatine a performance Friday successful Tennessee, his guitarist told the assemblage successful a video circulated wide connected societal media.

In video footage from the performance, Neil tin beryllium seen clapping astatine the borderline of the signifier with his guitar strapped astir him earlier his fall.

The guitarist aboriginal told the assemblage astatine the Monsters connected the Mountain euphony festival successful Pigeon Forge astir Neil's injury.

Neil was 1 of the headliner acts for the three-day euphony festival. He was playing with his band, not Mötley Crüe.

“The information is, Vince fell and broke ribs erstwhile helium fell,” the guitarist told the crowd. "Now that sucks for america and him. He was truthful excited to beryllium here. He lives successful Tennessee."

Eddie Trunk, a big of the euphony festival, tweeted Friday that Neil was taken to the hospital.

Further updates connected his information were not instantly disposable Saturday. The bureau representing Neil did not instantly instrumentality a telephone connection and email seeking an update.

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