Star act pulls out of Picnic festival

ONE of the star attractions of next weekend’s Electric Picnic festival has been forced to withdraw following doctor’s advice.

US dance-soul stars, Gnarls Barkley, who topped the British singles chart with Crazy for 11 weeks earlier this year, were forced to withdraw after lead singer Cee-Lo strained vocal chords during three months of intensive touring.

The man with the distinctive voice was advised to cancel the band’s next five shows or risk having more extensive problems.