Overview
- Numan said his younger brother, John Webb, died suddenly in the early hours of Saturday in Leeds at age 60 after the pair spent the evening together following a show.
- According to Numan’s account, John collapsed on his way to his car after they said goodbye outside the tour bus, and a passerby called an ambulance but it was too late.
- The confirmation follows Numan’s emotional pause during “Please Push No More” at Birmingham’s O2 Academy, where his wife Gemma came onstage to comfort him after he told the crowd he’d received the “worst news ever.”
- Numan performed in Bristol the next night but canceled a planned meet-and-greet citing “ongoing difficulties,” and he said the tour will go on as a tribute to his brother.
- Fans have shared messages of support as the Telekon 45th anniversary run, celebrating his 1980 No. 1 album, shifts from a celebration to a commemorative tribute.