Sting, 73, postpones gigs and cancels all appearances as he issues health update

Former Police frontman Sting, 73, was owed to execute astatine the Bass Magazine Awards successful California this Thursday, wherever helium was acceptable to beryllium honoured with a beingness accomplishment award

Sting has postponed 2 of his concerts and cancelled an awards ceremonial quality connected doctor's advice.

The erstwhile Police frontman, 73, was owed to execute astatine the Bass Magazine Awards successful California this Thursday, wherever helium is acceptable to beryllium honoured with a beingness accomplishment award.

Due to illness, helium has besides postponed shows successful Phoenix, Arizona, and Wheatland, California, arsenic good arsenic a show astatine a grounds label's concert, which had each been scheduled for this month.

A station to his societal media said: "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 and 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."

"Fans should clasp their tickets for the postponed shows, arsenic they volition beryllium honoured connected the caller dates. Sting sincerely apologises for immoderate inconvenience and extends his gratitude to the fans for their understanding."

Sting roseate to fame with caller question stone band, The Police, successful the precocious 1970s and aboriginal 80s earlier embarking connected a palmy solo career.

He has had 3 fig 1 albums successful the UK illustration and 3 apical 10 singles with tracks All For Love (with Bryan Adams and Sir Rod Stewart), When We Dance, and Rise And Fall (with Craig David).