Entertainment / hoarse voices Rough Diamond Offers Refunds for Concert Singer apologizes when raspy voice ruins Ohio performance By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff Posted Aug 27, 2008 2:55 AM CDT Copied U.S. singer Neil Diamond performs during a concert in Munich, southern Germany, on Tuesday, May 27, 2008. (AP Photo/Christof Stache) Singer Neil Diamond is offering fans a full refund for a raspy-voiced Ohio concert, reports the Columbus Dispatchs. Several fans were angry when the crooner croaked his way through the Ohio State University gig Monday night. Diamond, 67, posted a message on his website asking for fans’ forgiveness. He has been diagnosed with acute laryngitis and has canceled his next two concerts. (More hoarse voices stories.) Report an error