October 15th, 2008
Janet Jackson’s mysterious illness, which caused her to cancel or postpone six shows on her Rock Witchu tour, has finally been revealed as vestibular migraines, a rare form of headache that can cause vertigo.
The pop star first started suffering from the headaches last month, resulting in a last minute Sept. 29 show cancellation in Toronto, followed by others in Boston, Philadelphia, Greensboro, S.C., Uncasville, Conn. and Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
"Janet wanted very much to resume her tour so as not to disappoint her fans, but she continued to suffer from vertigo and could not perform," Kenneth Crear, the singer’s manager, said in a statement.
The 42-year-old superstar is planning on performing tonight in Washington, D.C., her manager said, followed by eight more concert dates.
June 16th, 2008
Is Avril Lavigne’s Best Damn Tour cursed?
Before the Complicated singer hit the road earlier this year, she had never had to cancel a single show.
But now the 23-year-old has axed nine in less than two months!
After canceling concerts in San Diego and Phoenix due to a bout of laryngitis, Avril has had to scratch another in Barcelona, Spain, because of a truckers’ strike.
Disaster first struck back on April 30 when her voice went out at a rehearsal before her show at the Cox Arena in San Diego, forcing her to cancel two dates and re-schedule six more.
But the acute laryngitis passed after she got some rest at home, and they got the show back on the road for the European leg.
Now fate has dealt another blow.
Truckers in Spain are blocking major routes into the country as part of an "indefinite" protest against high fuel prices, meaning the star will not be able to make her June 15 concert in Barcelona.
In an email, Barcelona concert promoter Doctor Music tells OK!, “the concert was canceled because of [the unwillingness] of the artist.”
The tour is scheduled to finish in St. John’s, Canada, on August 13. But who knows what will have happened by then!
