Singer Celine Dion has cancelled her entire tour, including her two 3Arena concerts, as she continues her battle with a rare and incurable health condition.
The 55-year-old celeb told fans she is "tremendously disappointed" to "let them down" as she announced she is unable to continue the 42-date tour. She was scheduled to perform in 3Arena on April 5 and 6, 2024. Fans looking for a refund are encouraged to speak directly with the original point of sale.
In December, Celine tearfully announced she had been diagnosed with Stiff Persons Syndrome. The condition causes severe and constant muscle spasms which have been preventing the Canadian icon from performing, Mirror UK reports.
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Giving an update on Friday, Celine told fans that she's been forced to cancel her tour dates but was "working really hard to build back" her strength. She said in a statement: "I'm so sorry to disappoint all of you once again... and even though it breaks my heart, it's best that we cancel everything until I'm really ready to be back on stage... I'm not giving up… and I can't wait to see you again!"
Revealing a full list of the cancelled dates, the statement also added: "We do have every hope that someday soon, Celine will be able to come to all of these cities in Europe to perform for her amazing fans, but that time simply is not now."
The news follows over 50 of Celine's successfully completed concerts of the Courage World Tour across North America before Covid struck. A spokesperson for the hitmaker explained that while she continues to work on her recovery, she will be postponing her shows which were set to run from August 26, 2023 through until October.
Fans have since responded to her upsetting news, with one writing: "Take care of your health Ms. Dion, that's #1. Much love."
"I love you so much and I'm praying that you get well my queen. all love," said a second.
A third wrote: "Don’t worry lovely, take all the time you need. Sending you Hope & Love, wishing you well."
"You need to take care of you and do what's right for you take care, stay strong," commented another.
Celine's health update comes one month after she revealed a new song to the world after going public about her health struggles. Love Again was made for an upcoming movie which features Priyanka Chopra Jonas as well as Sam Heughan and is one of five tracks from Celine for the film. But while performing isn't possible at the moment, she has managed to make her acting debut in the production, playing herself as she is profiled for a journalistic news article.
Last year, Celine announced she would be postponing several concerts after struggling with her health before sharing the true extent of her condition. In an emotional video, she said: "As you know I’ve always been an open book and I wasn’t ready to say anything before but I'm ready now. I've been dealing with problems with my health for a long time and it's been really difficult for me to face my challenges and to talk about everything that I’ve been going through.
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"While we're still learning about this rare condition, we now know this is what's been causing all the spasms I've been having. Unfortunately, these spasms affect every aspect of my daily life sometimes causing difficulties when I walk and not allowing me to use my vocal chords to sing the way I'm used to."
The musician continued to explain that she is being supported by her "precious children" as well as expert medical teams. She went on to say: "I miss you so much I miss seeing all of you being on the stage performing for you I always give 100 percent when I do my show but my condition is now allowing me to give you that right now.
"For me to reach you again I have no choice but to concentrate on my health at this moment and I have hope that im on the road to recovery, this is my focus and im doing everything I can to recuperate. I want to thank you so much for your wishes and love and support on my social media. This means a lot to me. Take care of yourselves. Be well. I love you guys so much and I really hope I can see you again real soon."
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