Sir Tom Jones has addressed claims he collapsed after having to pull out of a concert in Budapest. The 82-year-old was forced to postpone the gig on his Surrounded by Time tour on Tuesday, July 12.
There had been reports on several news sites that he had "collapsed" just before going on stage, but the legendary singer dismissed this as "pure rumour" in a statement issued on his social media accounts. The update, which was posted on Twitter in the early hours of Wednesday morning, said he had travelled to the Hungarian capital but had woken on Tuesday morning with an "uncomfortable throat".
Later in the day he was diagnosed with viral laryngitis, and was adamant that he did not collapse "anywhere at any time". The news comes just weeks after the Pontypridd star took to the stage at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff as part of the massive Stereophonics gig. You can read more about that here.
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The statement said: "Hello to all concerned: I travelled last night from the UK to Budapest and woke this morning with an uncomfortable throat. A specialist came to visit and diagnosed ‘viral laryngitis’. He strongly advised postponing this evening’s show and prescribed medication and vocal rest.
"I did NOT ‘collapse’ anywhere at any time, that is pure rumour. Hopefully the inflammation will calm soon as I am looking forward to continuing my wonderful summer tour.
"Unfortunately the show had to be cancelled at the last minute, and for that I am very sorry. However, the show in Budapest has been rescheduled and will take place on August 16. Thanks again for all your kind concern."
Sir Tom's planned concert at the MVM Dome in Budapest replaced the originally advertised Kiev stop on his Surrounded by Time tour, due to the ongoing war in Ukraine. It has now been rescheduled for August 16.
Last Friday, Sir Tom had taken to the stage at Henley Festival before performing in Norfolk and Halifax over the weekend. He currently has a host of upcoming summer dates in his diary, including Luxembourg, Italy, Croatia and Germany before UK performances. Recent posts on his Twitter account, show Sir Tom looking happy and relaxed while on tour.
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