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Lady Gaga is devastated to cancel her latest MAYHEM Ball show after following advice from her doctor.
On Monday (April 6), the "Abracadabra" singer shared a message to her Instagram Stories to let fans know how "heartbroken" she was to cancel her final concert in Montreal, hours before it was scheduled to start, due to a worsening respiratory illness. She previously performed at the city's Bell Centre on Thursday and Friday.
"Hi everyone. I'm so sorry to share that I'm unable to perform tonight and have to cancel the show. I've been fighting a respiratory infection for the past few days and doing everything I can to rest and recover, but it's gotten worse," she said. "My doctor has strongly advised me not to perform today and to be honest I don't think I could give you the quality of a performance today that you deserve."
Gaga emphasized how upset she was that she can't perform to the best of her abilities for fans who planned to spend time with her at the show, calling her previous two Montreal shows "magical."
"I know how deeply disappointing this is. And I truly could not feel worse about letting you down," she said. "I'm so sorry to everyone who made plans to be there and support me. Being in Montreal and performing for you on Thursday and Friday was magical and deeply meaningful."
She concluded, "To everyone who was coming tonight, I'm absolutely heartbroken and so sorry."
Gaga has two final stops on her MAYHEM Ball Tour, two shows in Saint Paul, Minnesota on April 9 and 10, and a final concert in New York City on April 13.