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| Meat Loaf collapses on stage in Edmonton during Canada tour | Meat Loaf collapses on stage in Edmonton during Canada tour |
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| The American rocker and actor Meat Loaf has collapsed on stage during a concert in Canada. | |
| Video footage from a concert in Edmonton, Alberta, on Thursday evening shows the musician, real name Michael Lee Aday, falling to the stage floor during a performance. | |
| Meat Loaf collapses on stage during concert in Canada https://t.co/wtU6WLHd8Z pic.twitter.com/5cQWCOu2Zn | |
| He appears to lose consciousness and is attended to by bandmates. | He appears to lose consciousness and is attended to by bandmates. |
| Edmonton police confirmed to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that its officers were called to respond to a medical emergency at the venue. | Edmonton police confirmed to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that its officers were called to respond to a medical emergency at the venue. |
| Local reports said the Northern Jubilee Auditorium was cleared shortly after Aday collapsed at about 9.30pm and ambulances and fire trucks were seen outside the venue. | |
| Aday had cancelled shows in Moose Jaw and Calgary earlier in the week due to illness. | Aday had cancelled shows in Moose Jaw and Calgary earlier in the week due to illness. |
| The 68-year-old is one of the bestselling recording artists of all time, renowned for hits including Bat Out of Hell and I’d Do Anything for Love. | The 68-year-old is one of the bestselling recording artists of all time, renowned for hits including Bat Out of Hell and I’d Do Anything for Love. |
| He also played Eddie in the cult hit film The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Robert “Bob” Paulson in Fight Club, among a range of other roles in a career spanning four decades. | |
| This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates | This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates |