Madonna goes into intensive care and is compelled to postpone tour

Jun 28, 2023 at 11:36 PM
Madonna goes into intensive care and is compelled to postpone tour

Madonna has postponed her tour after being struck down with an sickness that left her in intensive care.

The US pop icon’s supervisor, Guy Oseary, mentioned in a press release: “On Saturday June 24, Madonna developed a critical bacterial an infection which result in a a number of day keep within the ICU.

“Her health is improving, however she is still under medical care. A full recovery is expected.

“At this time we might want to pause all commitments, which incorporates the tour.

“We will share more details with you soon as we have them, including a new start date for the tour and for rescheduled shows.”

The 64-year-old hitmaker was attributable to kick off the North America leg of her The Celebration world tour, to mark the fortieth anniversary of her musical profession, in Vancouver, Canada, on 15 July.

Performances additionally embody two reveals at Madison Square Garden in New York in August, together with Los Angeles, Miami, Las Vegas and Chicago.

Her entourage was later scheduled to journey to London for 4 sold-out reveals on the O2 Arena from 14 October to start the European leg of the tour – which additionally consists of stops in Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands.

The Material Girl is then booked for 2 extra dates on the O2 Arena in December.

She referred to as on followers to assist her select which songs make the The Celebration tour setlist, asking on social media: “What song would you like to dance to at my show?”

In a press release to Sky News, she mentioned: “I am excited to explore as many songs as possible in hopes to give my fans the show they have been waiting for.”

Just one week in the past, Madonna shared a sequence of pictures together with her 18.9m Instagram followers which appeared to indicate her in rehearsals, in a submit captioned “The Calm Before The Storm”.

Mr Oseary’s Instagram submit was favored by 1000’s of followers inside minutes of him sharing the replace on Wednesday night.

Among the messages of help, one fan wrote: “The tour can wait. We aren’t going anywhere! Health before time. We love you.”

Another posted: “Wishing the best for Madonna and a speedy recovery! We will always be here for her when she’s ready to go!”.

American occasions promoter, Live Nation, has since confirmed the tour had been postponed, citing Mr Oseary’s assertion.

Madonna has paid tribute to her brother, pictured here performing in 2019
Image:
The Material Girl is because of journey to London for 4 sell-out reveals on the O2 Arena in October

In 2019, the Lucky Star singer cancelled dates on her Madame X tour on “doctors’ orders” after struggling “overwhelming pain”.

She advised followers on the time: “Doing my show every night brings me so much joy and to cancel is a kind of punishment for me but the pain I’m in right now is overwhelming and I must rest and follow doctors’ orders so I can come back stronger and better and continue the Madame X journey with all of you.”

Madonna has announced the Celebration tour, marking 40 years of her greatest hits. Pic: Ricardo Gomes
Image:
Thousands of followers have wished the star nicely, insisting ‘the tour can wait’ Pic: Ricardo Gomes

Read extra:

Madonna bans phones at London Palladium show on Madame X tour
Material Girl slams Instagram for removing risqué photos
Queen of Pop accuses Grammy Awards critics of ‘ageism and misogyny’

The star later pulled out of the first London show of the Madame X tour, scheduled for 27 January 2020, after revealing she had been “plagued” with harm for the reason that starting of the tour, and was seen sporting knee helps.

She posted on social media that she “must always listen to my body and put my health first.”

Click to subscribe to the Sky News Daily wherever you get your podcasts