May 10, 2005 • 1 min read

KC of KC and the Sunshine Band falls at Phoenix concert

Harry Wayne Casey, known as KC, fell six feet during a Phoenix concert at the weekend, needed stitches, and finished the set before going to hospital.

Harry Wayne Casey, better known as KC of Sunshine band fame, is recovering from a nasty spill that happened as he took part in a concert in Phoenix at the weekend. The singer, appearing as part of the city's Cinco De Mayo festival, tumbled and fell headfirst onto the concrete floor beneath the stage, and, despite visible injuries, finished his set before heading off to hospital. Casey, who was just about to sing 'Boogie Shoes,' blames the incident on his er, non-boogie shoes, explaining "I left my shoes at the hotel and had to perform in a new pair."

On his official website, KC said "Last night in Phoenix at the beginning of the show I lost my balance and fell 6 feet to the asphalt head first. I have had to have six stitches in my forehead above my right eyebrow and have some road rash on the right side of my face. I am very sore. Nothing is broken except my pride, thank God. I sprang my wrists and my knee and my shoulder is sore also. I did finish the show though and then went to the hospital. The bleeding had stopped and the medics put some band-aides on me. I felt that I just had to do the show. Just so you heard it from the horses' mouth".

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