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TYPE O NEGATIVE have apologised to fans for their brief concert in Birmingham, England last week (20Jun07), blaming frontman PETER STEELE’s last minute illness for the short set.
The American band arrived onstage at the city’s Academy venue an hour late and played for just 40 minutes - angering fans who booed throughout the gig.
But Type O Negative insist they did the best they could, and have dismissed reports an angry Steele threw a bottle into the audience.
A statement from the group’s management representative reads: "On Wednesday night Peter got off of the bus not able to breathe properly due to the mold in the back lounge. He went straight to the hotel.
"When the runner arrived to pick him up, I was told that he had to get someone to go up to room with him and that Peter was semi-conscious. He was having severe breathing problems. He managed to get to the venue - and was on time - but, upon his arrival, and seeing his condition, I immediately asked for the paramedics to attend to him.
"The paramedics administered oxygen and were concerned enough that there was discussion of bringing a doctor onsite. They also called for two other paramedics to consult, which resulted in more delay of stage time.
"Towards the end of set, Peter took his normal break but was still feeling very bad and the break went longer than usual." "The bottle thrown at the end is a regular thing that Peter does; it was tossed gently to a fan in the crowd and not done or meant with any malintent or malice towards the audience."

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