Paula Abdul cancels all Canadian tour dates: ‘It really breaks my heart’
Singer Paula Abdul has cancelled dates for its Straight Up! To Canada tour.
On Wednesday night, Abdul, 62, announced the cancellation of his Canadian shows as well as two U.S. concert dates.
In a statement shared on social media, Abdul said she was forced to cancel the tour due to a recent injury that would require her to undergo minor surgery. She did not provide details about the injury or her medical treatment.
“It is with a very heavy heart that I must share with you an update regarding some injuries I recently sustained,” Abdul wrote. “In an effort to keep going, I have received targeted injections that will provide temporary relief, but the demands of a full tour are another story.”
Abdul said his doctors advised him to cancel the tour because a necessary medical procedure would require six to eight weeks of recovery.
The Straight Up! To Canada tour was scheduled to kick off in Victoria on September 25. Abdul was scheduled to perform in 21 Canadian cities, including Edmonton, Regina, Ottawa and Saint John, before wrapping up his tour in Sydney, Nova Scotia on October 26.
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Adbul’s concerts in North Dakota and Alaska have also been canceled.
“I want to extend my deepest apologies to all my amazing fans in Canada and the United States, you mean the world to me and this truly breaks my heart,” Abdul wrote in his cancellation notice. “I was looking forward to the energy, love and connection we always share when we are together.”
The singer promised to come back “stronger and better, dancing my heart out and performing for you all very soon.”
Ticket holders can receive a refund at the point of purchase, she said.
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