Kylie Minogue is forced to CANCEL four concerts due to illness after completing the UK leg of her Tension Tour
has been forced to cancel four upcoming concerts during her Tension Tour due to illness.
The singer, 56, kicked off her highly anticipated tour in Perth, Australia, in February, making it her first tour since her 2019 Golden Tour and her biggest since 2011.
But after completing the UK leg of her tour this week, she has had to cancel shows in Berlin, Lodz, Kaunas and Tallinn, after being diagnosed with laryngitis.
Kylie wrote on Instagram: 'Hi Lovers, as some of you may know, a week ago we finished the UK leg of the Tension Tour. I made it over the finish line (yay) but unfortunately have succumbed to a viral infection (Hello laryngitis)
'I've tried my best to recover fast to start our next run on Monday but I'm afraid it will take me some days to be well enough to get back on stage and perform the best for you.'
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The singer, 56, kicked off her highly anticipated tour in Perth, Australia, in February, making her first tour since her 2019 Golden Tour and her biggest since 2011
Laryngitis is inflammation of the larynx (voice box), often leading to a hoarse voice or loss of voice.
It's usually caused by a viral infection, vocal strain, or irritation of the vocal cords.
She added: 'I'm so, SO sorry! I have no choice but to postpone the shows in Berlin, Lodz, Kaunas and Tallinn as scheduled.
'Please keep hold of your tickets, we're doing our very best to reschedule the dates and will update you very soon on that.
'Thank you for understanding - you know I love you all. And I LOVE THIS SHOW! And I'll miss you next week, and I can't wait to see you all. Love Kylie xx'
Kylie's Tension Tour is split into five acts with the star kicking things off with her 2024 single Lights Camera Action before going into other hits like In Your Eyes, Get Outta My Way and Spinning Around.
Later in the show, Kylie performed some of her earlier hits including Better The Devil You Know and The Locomotion.
The final act features some of her most-loved hits including Padam Padam, Can't Get You Outta My Head and All The Lovers before an encore featuring Tension and Love At First Sight.
The star is the highest-selling Australian female artist of all time and the third best-selling in the UK, but has only now begun to make a name for herself in the US following the success of her viral 2023 hit Padam Padam.
However, her record label revealed in 2023 the singer now has her eyes firmly set on cracking the US market.
Padam Padam and follow-up album Tension helped turn her fortunes around in America and landed her a Grammy, a second number one on the US Billboard's Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart and a Las Vegas residency.
Speaking about her lack of success in the US Kylie said in 2022 she had 'resigned myself to the fact that America wouldn't be like the rest of the world for me.
'I'm anonymous there — which, I must confess, I kind of like.'
As well as telling The Express in 2009: 'It doesn't frustrate me [not cracking America]... frustrating being asked about it, the assumption it's something really missing in my career and life.'
'My time is spent more throughout Europe... the U.S.A. has remained at arm's length.'
While discussing her plans to crack America Jamie Nelson, SVP of U.K. Recordings at Minogue's label BMG, confirmed to Variety in 2023 the label were 'confident' Padam Padam would do well.
'It's now flipping into an area that's unprecedented,' he said, crediting TikTok and social media for the song's viral success.
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