Midge Ure cancels tour dates over 'urgent' health issue
Ure said the cancelled gigs would be rescheduled for a future date.He wrote: "I know many of you travel great distances, often across borders to attend the shows, and I never take that support for granted. "I'm truly sorry for any inconvenience or disruption this causes to your plans."I remain fully committed to performing all shows currently scheduled for this month and I'm looking forward to being out there with you for as long as I'm able."Ure said he was aiming to be back as soon as possible and that a 2026 UK tour - titled A Man of Two Worlds - would be going ahead as planned. A 2013 poll voted Ultravox's 1981 single Vienna as the greatest number two hit in history.
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