Depeche Mode singer Dave Gahan has been taken to hospital, causing the band to pull a gig.
Depeche Mode have been forced to cancel a concert after lead singer Dave Gahan was taken to hospital.
The 80s icons were lined up to play a show in Greek capital Athens for around 20,000 fans - who were told it had been pulled just before its intended start.
A spokesman for the band told the crowd: "Dave is not well, we have had a doctor in to see him backstage and unfortunately the advice from the doctor is that Dave cannot perform."
The representative added Depeche Mode were "very sorry", but nothing could be done to change the situation as Gahan was "genuinely ill".
It has not been confirmed what illness caused the singer to be admitted to hospital.
The news follows former Smiths man Morrissey cancelling a performance on Monday (May 11th).
An announcement on the frontman's website revealed that doctors had told him to rest, forcing him to pull his appearance at London's Royal Albert Hall.
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