Sinead O'Connor: summer tour dates cancelled

Sinead O'Connor: summer tour dates cancelled

Irish singer Sinead O'Connor has cancelled all her summer tour dates, including her Festival Big Top appearance on July 23 in Galway, Ireland, according to a statement released by the Galway International Arts Festival:

With regret Galway International Arts Festival and Róisín Dubh wish to announce that due to illness Sinéad O’Connor has now cancelled all of her summer dates including her Festival Big Top show scheduled for this coming Thursday 23 July. The concert will go ahead with John Grant performing, as advertised, with new special guests Festival favourites the Sharon Shannon Big Band added to the bill.

O'Connor's agent also issued an official statement in which the singer apologizes to her fans for the canceled shows:

Sinéad O'Connor apologises profusely to her fans but she cannot travel this summer anymore. She is suffering from exhaustion due to an existing not resolved medical situation and she has been advised by the doctor to stop any activity and rest. Because of this she is completely unable to travel and to perform. She is suffering from exhaustion due to an existing not resolved medical situation and she has been advised by the doctor to stop any activity and rest. Because of this she is completely unable to travel and to perform.