Singer George Michael cancels Australian concert tour

Los Angeles, CA, United States (4E) – Singer George Michael has cancelled his upcoming shows in Australia, as he said in an announcement on his website Saturday.

In it he said, “I have today announced the cancellation of the shows in Australia which breaks my heart. By way of explanation all I can say at this time is that since last year’s illness I have tried in vain to work my way through the trauma that the doctors who saved my life warned me I would experience.”

He continued, “They recommended complete rest and the type of post traumatic counselling (sic) which is available in cases like mine but I’m afraid I believed (wrongly) that making music and getting out there to perform for the audiences that bring me such joy would be therapy enough in itself. Unfortunately I seriously underestimated how difficult this year would be and although I was right to believe that the shows would bring me great happiness and that my voice would recover completely (I truly think that some of my recent performances have been my best ever) I was wrong to think I could work my way through the major anxiety that has plagued me since I left Austria last December.”

“All that’s left for me to do is apologise to my wonderful Australian fan base and to promise faithfully that as soon as I completed these shows here in the UK I will receive the treatment which is so long overdue,” Michael said, as he ended his statement.

Michael was diagnosed with Pneumonia last November, for which he is still under medical treatment. In his Symphonica tour in Australia, a total of nine concerts to be held in Perth, Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne and Hunter Valley were cancelled. Refunds are available.

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