Thursday 29 January 2009

The Streets Mike Skinner suffers crowdsurfing injury

Mike Skinner of The Streets was left injured following a gig at Cambridge Corn Exchange on Tuesday (January 27), after he hurt himself crowdsurfing.

During the bands set, Skinner dived into the crowd at the 1,800 capacity venue, where one over-excited fan managed to grab a hold of the star's belt and refused to let go, leaving the singer reeling in agony.

The frontman claimed on his MySpace blog that after the crowd carried him around the venue he found himself being punched, scratched and tugged at - so violently, that an old hernia scar opened up.

"Tonight someone held onto my belt so hard that my hernia scar from many years ago opened up to a bright red colour," he wrote.

At first he was treated by St Johns Ambulance crew on site, but when they saw the singer’s injuries they had to call for paramedics to treat him.

When they arrived, the singer was told to cut down on his crowdsurfing and not let fans grab him so much.

He thanked the paramedic personally, writing: "Big up my new friend Darren."

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