Feb 14, 2013 - Lady Gaga’s Tours & Concerts
Cancelled Over Inflammatory Joint Disease
(Synovitis): “I’m Devastated & Sad”
Live Nation Global Touring said in a news
release that Lady Gaga has a tear in her
right hip that will require surgery, followed
by a recovery period .
The pop star’s website showed 21 dates
remaining on her “Born This Way Ball” tour
schedule. Fans who have already bought tickets
will receive a refund beginning Thursday.
Lady Gaga postponed four dates on
Tuesday after experiencing difficulties on
Monday during her concert in Montreal. The
singer’s show is high energy with non-stop
dancing. She explained to fans on Twitter
that she’d hurt herself while performing
some time ago.
She wrote: “I hid it from my staff, I didn’t want to
disappoint my amazing fans. However after last
nights performance I could not walk and still
can’t”.
“I’m devastated and sad,” Gaga wrote. “It
will hopefully heal as soon as possible, I
hate this. I hate this so much. I love you and
I’m sorry .
Gaga has not tweeted since.
A news release announcing postponements
said the 26-year-old singer, whose real
name is Stefani Germanotta, was suffering
from synovitis, an inflammation of the
joints. She underwent tests on Wednesday
morning that showed she had a labral tear
in her right hip. The labrum is a layer of
muscle that helps holds the ball-shaped hip
joint in place. The news release says the
surgery will require strict downtime .
The tour, in support of her second album “Born
This Way,” began last April in Asia and was one of
2012′s highest grossing.
Pollstar reported the tour made more than
$161 million in 2012 with an average
attendance of more than 31,000, making it
the fifth-highest grossing tour.