Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler taken to hospital after fall from stage during Sturgis concert: report
The singer of the hard-rock legends suffered head, neck and shoulder injuries after falling off the stage at a concert last night.
RAPID CITY, S.D.(AP)- Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler was airlifted to a hospital after falling from stage during a concert at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in western South Dakota.
Tyler, 61, fell while entertaining the crowd by dancing around after the sound system failed during the song "Love in an Elevator," said Mike Sanborn, spokesman for the Buffalo Chip Campground, which hosted the outdoor concert.
Tyler was on the stage's catwalk when he fell backward onto a couple of fans in the middle of what was a record crowd, Sanborn said. Security rushed to help him and the crowd cheered when Tyler got back up.
"He was good natured about it," Sanborn said. "He was in good spirits when he got in the helicopter. He was talking and joking with the physician."
"It was an unfortunate end to an extraordinary evening."
Aerosmith were forced to cut short their performance at a motorbike rally in South Dakota last night (Wednesday 5 August) after singer Steven Tyler fell off the stage and had to be airlifted to hospital.
According to reports, Tyler was injured during the band's performance of Love in An Elevator. While dancing onstage, Tyler reportedly fell backwards into the crowd at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, but was able to get up after security rushed to his aid.
Mike Sanborn, a spokesman for the Buffalo Chip Campground where the band were performing, told Associated Press: "He was good-natured about it. He was in good spirits when he got in the helicopter. He was talking and joking with the physician."
Tyler reportedly suffered head, neck and shoulder injuries, the extent of which have not been revealed.
Aerosmith established themselves in the early 70s with albums such as Toys in the Attic and Rocks, but it was in the late 80s and early 90s that the multimillion-selling band became household names. Though Aerosmith are essentially a hard-rock group, they are best known for their 1998 power ballad I Don't Want to Miss a Thing, the theme song to the film Armageddon, which starred, among others, the singer's daughter Liv Tyler.
Following Wednesday night's accident, Tyler was taken to Rapid City Regional Hospital. His current condition is unknown, although eyewitness reports suggest his injuries were relatively minor.
