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15
January 2007
Fans
Await Kylie Minogue
Health
Decision
Fans
of pop star
Kylie
Minogue
are waiting to hear
whether two tour dates
cancelled after the
singer fell ill will be
rescheduled.
A
spokesman for the singer
said it was "not clear"
when an announcement
would be made, as
promoters are still
waiting for news of her
recovery.
On
Saturday, Kylie Minogue
stopped a concert at the
MEN Arena in Manchester
after an hour, telling
fans she had a
cold.
Shows
on Monday and Tuesday
were later cancelled on
doctors'
orders.
It
is not thought that
performances on Thursday
and Friday will be
affected.
Kylie
Minogue, 38, launched
the UK leg of her
Showgirl Homecoming Tour
on New Year's Eve,
following her recovery
from treatment for
breast
cancer.
Her
spokesman said: "Kylie
has been diagnosed by
doctors as having a
moderately severe
respiratory tract
infection and doctors
have insisted that she
not perform in the
immediate
future."
A
recorded message on the
MEN Arena hotline said
ticket-holders would be
contacted regarding the
cancelled shows
shortly.
"Customers
are advised to keep hold
of their tickets as
these will remain valid
for any new date
announced," it
continued.
It
is not yet known whether
Saturday's concert will
also be
rescheduled.
Kathryn
Scott, from Halifax, who
was at the concert, said
she was
"disappointed".
"I
don't even think she was
actually on stage for an
hour, as she kept going
on and off for long
breaks. She just said to
us 'don't worry, I've
just got a cold', but
obviously she couldn't
go on. She was obviously
full of cold, and none
of us would want to
perform if we felt like
that. Everyone was fine
about it, we just
clapped, because we all
know how ill she has
been. I wish she had
just cancelled
altogether."
Kevin
Winder, from Manchester,
said he enjoyed the show
despite it being cut
short.
"Kylie
came on the stage and
looked fine when she
sang Better The Devil
You Know, but then she
said she had a sore
throat and croaked. I
saw her in concert in
Perth and on New Year's
Eve, so I know she
completely missed out
the second 'act' when
she came back on stage
after a short interval.
She did another song in
her leopard-skin outfit,
but then motioned to the
band not to start up
again. It was then that
she told us she was
really sorry but she
couldn't go on. But she
went on to do an
impromptu version of Got
To Be Certain, then sang
Kids with her sister,
Dannii, which brought
the house down. She gave
it her best shot. She
was an absolute
star."
Mr
Winder added that MEN
Arena management
announced the show would
either be rescheduled or
refunds would be
given.
The
singer began the run of
concerts in Manchester
on Friday.
Kylie
Minogue had been forced
to postpone her original
Showgirl world tour
after her breast cancer
diagnosis in May
2005.
She
underwent surgery in
Australia two days later
and finished her
chemotherapy in December
2005.
It
had been hoped she would
also play at this year's
Glastonbury festival,
after pulling out of a
headlining slot in 2005
following her cancer
diagnosis.
But
earlier this month
festival organiser Emily
Eavis said that Music
Minogue was too busy to
join this year's
line-up.
Kylie's
record company,
Parlophone, has also
said she is working on
material which could be
released in
2007.
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