Anais Gutierrez
Lady Gaga pulled out of her upcoming Rock in Rio performance in Brazil due to health issues. The cancellation comes just a few days after the singer revealed she suffers fibromyalgia.
Gaga is not going to Rio
Lady Gaga took Twitter on Thursday to give her fans some bad new. The singer announced she couldn’t perform in the famous Rock in Rio festival due to “severe physical pain.’
Gaga also canceled a concert in Montreal earlier this month due to health issues. To make it up to fans who had traveled to see her, she had pizza delivered to anyone outside her hotel. The first date of her second Bud Light Dive Bar Tour in Las Vegas was also postponed in July for unspecified reasons.
The artist was able to attend the premiere of ‘Gaga: Five Foot Two’ at the Toronto Film Festival last week, however, and performed as well. Rock in Rio, which starts Friday, is to feature Maroon 5, Fergie, Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Guns N’ Roses.
Brazil, I'm devastated that I'm not well enough 2 come to Rock In Rio. I would do anything 4 u but I have to take care of my body right now.
— xoxo, Gaga (@ladygaga) September 14, 2017
The singer has been hospitalized
While it wasn’t clear what she was suffering from or where she was being treated. She posted a photo on Instagram of her arm with a needle in it and a tube running outside the photo’s frame. The singer also took to Twitter, where she shared with fans:
“It’s not simply hip pain or wear & tear from tour, I’m in severe pain. I’m in good hands [with] the very best doctors.” On her Instagram post she shared a photo of her tattoo that reads “Rio.”
“Remember years ago when I tattooed Rio on my neck, the tattoo was written by children in the favelas … You hold a special place in my heart I love you,” she wrote.
In another post she wrote: “I would do anything 4 u but I have to take care of my body right now.”
The pop star has fibromyalgia, a chronic pain condition which she has previously documented on social media; in November she posted a description of the ice baths, infrared saunas and emergency blankets she uses to manage her condition.
She has said that her forthcoming Netflix documentary, ‘Gaga: Five Foot Two’, will document her experience of fibromyalgia, “to help raise awareness & connect people who have it”. Her tour continues in Barcelona on 21 September, with five UK concerts in London, Birmingham and Manchester beginning 9 October.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
