English musician and producer Example dropped out of his performance at last night’s Manchester Pride event.
The artist cited his withdrawal due to issues concerning his voice which occurred during his set at Creamfields. The “Changed The Way You Kiss Me” singer had lost his voice during his performance at the music festival and cancelled his Manchester appearance mere hours before he was meant to perform. Example was meant to perform at the Manchester Pride event on 28th August 2021, other headliners included Yungblud and Sigala.
A representative from Manchester Pride responded to the artist’s withdrawal, stating that the show would go on whilst following a contingency plan, the spokesperson also wished Example the best. The event’s plan involved extending the set of legendary DJ Annie Mac to please eventgoers. The event’s spokesperson’s full statement stated “Sadly we have been told that Example is unable to perform tonight because he has lost his voice. Annie Mac has kindly agreed to perform a longer set to keep the party going. We wish Example the very best and hope he has a speedy recovery.”
Huge apologies but I am unable to perform at @ManchesterPride this evening pic.twitter.com/SXgxy1sN10
— example (@example) August 28, 2021
Example took to his Twitter page to explain his exit from the event. Within his apology, he stated: “Hi guys, erm, Elliot here. Or as my mum calls me, Example. I’m just really sorry to say, I’ve had to-, I was in Manchester this morning after Creamfields last night, but my voice is just absolutely f***ed from giving it my all last night at Creamfields. Please forgive me. It was probably one of the most exciting, biggest shows to come back to after so long away, and I gave it 110 per cent, and as a result my voice is f***ed – as you can hear. I can’t even sing. So I won’t be performing at Manchester Pride this evening, but have a lovely time. I had my t-shirt ready and everything! Enjoy yourself.” The artist took to his Instagram to celebrate his performance at Creamfields, pairing the photo collection with the caption “More from Creamfields last night aka The Show Of A Lifetime“.
Born as Elliot John Gleave, the musician initially found success after the release of Won’t Go Quietly, the release was the artist’s second studio album and reached number four within the UK album charts. The album was released on 20th June 2010 and included collaborations with other celebrated producers such as fellow English artist Calvin Harris and electro duo Chase & Status. The album’s most successful single entitled “Kickstarts” was released on 13th June 2010, the track was the third single taken from the album and peaked at number three within the UK singles charts and reached number one on the UK Dance Chart. The artist’s most successful chart successes are found within his two number-one singles, the first being “Changed the Way You Kiss Me” released on 5th June 2011. Example’s second number-one single entitled “Stay Awake” was released on 28th August 2011, both singles were chosen as Zane Lowe’s Hottest Record in the World.
Example’s most recent album release entitled Some Nights Last for Days was released in 2020 after an announcement via Instagram which saw the artist describe how the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting quarantine had allowed him to create and produce more music. The artist’s seventh studio album contained a single which was a polished version of a freestyle rap in which Example featured on an Instagram live, the single entitled “Paperclips (Isolation Freestyle)” was the album first single and was released on 24th April 2020.
In various posts on Twitter, the singer also confirmed to fans that he would be hitting the road early next year. Example will be heading on tour in January and February of 2022, the artist also stated that more news will come within a fortnight.
