Brit rock legend cancels four gigs just 24 hours before he’s due onstage after falling ill as he apologises to fans

A BRITISH stone fable has cancelled 4 gigs earlier being owed backmost connected signifier successful 24 hours.

Sting, 73, has fallen ill, with the musician's Instagram leafage revealing that helium has present been forced to cancel respective of his concerts.

"On advisement from his doctor, owed to illness, it is with sincere regret that Sting indispensable cancel his quality astatine the Bass Magazine Awards this Thursday," the connection read.

It went connected to uncover that helium would besides "postpone his STING 3.0 concerts successful Phoenix, AZ (originally scheduled for January 24) to June 1 and Wheatland, CA (originally scheduled for January 26) to May 28 arsenic good arsenic his show astatine the Cherrytree Music Company’s 20th anniversary, present taking spot May 29".

The connection went connected to say: "Fans should clasp their tickets for the postponed shows, arsenic they volition beryllium honored connected the caller dates. Sting sincerely apologizes for immoderate inconvenience and extends his gratitude to the fans for their understanding."

Reacting to the announcement, fans flocked to enactment Sting successful the remark section.

"He'll beryllium backmost soon, he's strong, I deliberation it's conscionable immoderate benignant of acold oregon flu. Anyway, I privation him betterment and nonstop him hugs and support," penned one.

Another added: "Best wishes - remainder and heal - your fans volition beryllium waiting for you. That is ne'er a question."

While a 3rd said: "I anticipation Sting volition get better. Your fans volition recognize and volition beryllium determination connected the caller dates you announced and I anticipation it’s not a atrocious happening that you have."

FANS SUPPORT STING

A 4th past penned: "Take bully care, Sting! Feel amended soon !!"

And a 5th added: "Get good soon Sting. Hope to spot you successful June successful Liverpool. Take care. Lots of love."

Sting, whose existent sanction is Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, was the frontman of band Police from 1977 until their breakup successful 1986.

He past launched a solo vocation successful 1985, with him exploring rock, jazz, reggae, classical, new-age, and worldbeat in his music.

This isn't the archetypal clip that Sting has cancelled gigs before.

CANCELLED GIGS BEFORE

In 2018, Sting cancelled a associated performance with Shaggy successful San Francisco owed to a acold that turned into a sinus infection.

A teardrop aboriginal successful 2019, Sting went connected to cancel respective European circuit dates owed to an unspecified illness. 

He cancelled shows successful Belgium, Germany, Stuttgart, and the Czech Republic. 

At the clip of his enigma unwellness successful 2019, a root adjacent to Sting insisted the unwellness was not serious, but had been capable to origin doctors to bid him to cancel the gigs.

They said: "He’s conscionable resting up. Everyone is expecting him to beryllium backmost up and moving precise soon. He’ll beryllium going consecutive into the remainder of his scheduled circuit dates."

Later that year, Sting took to the signifier with his limb successful a sling.

Unable to play guitar aft getting an injury, Sting didn't fto that halt him from thrilling his fans on-stage.