STING has given a health update after he had to cancel four gigs, leaving his fans gutted.
The Message In A Bottle singer, 73, yesterday was forced to pull out of several upcoming shows after it was revealed he had fallen ill.
Fans were left distraught when the legendary rocker revealed he was too unwell to perform at his planned dates.
But Sting has now revealed that he is “improving” after suffering from a throat infection.
Taking to Instagram, the Police star explained what had happened to fans.
“Thanks so much for all of the well wishes,” he wrote.
“I am steadily improving from a temporary throat infection which has prevented me from singing, though I’m looking forward to resuming my performances and rescheduled shows soon. Love, Sting.”
Fans immediately rushed to share their support for Sting, with one writing: “Sir, you are a World 🌎 Treasure. 🙏🏾 Speedy Recovery.”
While another added:
This one said: “Get well soon! Sir Sting.”
Another said: “Thank you for letting us know. And so you know… we love you!”
Yesterday, Sting left fans concerned when he suddenly cancelled four of his concerts and a public appearance.
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It went on to reveal that he would also “postpone his STING 3.0 concerts in Phoenix, AZ (originally scheduled for January 24) to June 1 and Wheatland, CA (originally scheduled for January 26) to May 28 as well as his performance at the Cherrytree Music Company’s 20th anniversary, now taking place May 29”.
The statement ended with: “Fans should retain their tickets for the postponed shows, as they will be honored on the new dates.
“Sting sincerely apologizes for any inconvenience and extends his gratitude to the fans for their understanding.”
Sting, real name Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, was the frontman of band Police from 1977 until their breakup in 1986.
He then launched a solo career in 1985, with him exploring rock, jazz, reggae, classical, new-age, and worldbeat in his music.
This isn’t the first time that Sting has had to cancel gigs.
CANCELLED GIGS BEFORE
In 2018, he cancelled a joint concert with Shaggy in San Francisco due to a cold that turned into a sinus infection.
A year later Sting went on to axe several European tour dates due to an unspecified illness.
He pulled out of shows in Belgium, Germany, Stuttgart, and the Czech Republic.
At the time of his mystery illness in 2019, a source close to Sting insisted it was not serious, but had been enough to cause doctors to order him to cancel the gigs.
They said: “He’s just resting up. Everyone is expecting him to be back up and running very soon. He’ll be going straight into the rest of his scheduled tour dates.”
Later that year, Sting took to the stage with his arm in a sling.
Unable to play guitar after getting an injury, Sting didn’t let that stop him from thrilling fans.
