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SIR PAUL HAS LOST HIS VOICE.

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 IYER ECHO Correspondent

SIR Paul McCartney Noun 1. Paul McCartney - English rock star and bass guitarist and songwriter who with John Lennon wrote most of the music for the Beatles (born in 1942)
McCartney, Sir James Paul McCartney
 cancelled his latest UK tour performance last night after losing his voice.

The ex-Beatle, who is suffering from a cold, pulled out of the concert at the Hallam Arena in Sheffield.

He wrote fans a note explaining how the problems began after he performed at the venue on Saturday.

``I've caught a cold which made my voice start to go after last night's show,''Sir Paul said. ``I woke up this morning with virtually no voice.

``I've been doing all that I can to try and get my voice back and I tried singing a couple of numbers at a sound check this afternoon - but nothing has worked. So I'mafraid I have to cancel this show in order to save the other gigs on the tour.''

He added: ``I'm sorry to all the people who bought tickets for the show. At least we got to do one gig in Sheffield.We'llbe back to do the show here at some other time.''

Fans have been urged to hold on to their tickets as organisers bid to reschedule re·sched·ule  
tr.v. re·sched·uled, re·sched·ul·ing, re·sched·ules
To schedule again or anew: rescheduled the meeting for the following week; rescheduled the debts of many developing nations.
 the event,in what is McCartney's first UK tour in 10 years.

He has already taken his Back in the World tour around the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. ,Canada,Mexico and Japan,playing 58 concerts in 37 cities.

It broke box office records in 21 towns and McCartney has performed to more than one million people since last April.

After a stint in Britain, the star plans several shows in Europe,including Copenhagen, Stockholm,Vienna and Antwerp.

The concerts mark his first run in Britain since his New World Tour of 1993.

He is due to play the MEN Arena in Manchester on Wednesday, the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham on April 13 and 14,and Earls Court,London on April 18 and 19.

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Publication:Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
Date:Apr 7, 2003
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