The news will sadden many. Celine Dion announced on Thursday the postponement once again of her “Courage World Tour” tour in Europe. “I have had health issues for a long time and it’s not easy for me to deal with them. It saddens me enormously to have to tell you that I will not be ready to start my tour in Europe again in February, ”she explained, visibly moved, in a short video posted on her Instagram account. The shows scheduled for August 26 to October 4, however, remain on display. She will notably play from September 1 to 10 at the Paris la Défense Arena.
The artist confirms the postponement of the shows from spring 2023 to 2024 and the cancellation of the shows scheduled for summer 2023. In detail, the concerts from February 24 to April 11 will be postponed from March 6 to April 22, 2024, and the summer shows from May 31 to July 17, 2023 will be canceled, says its schedule.
The Quebec singer explains that she “was recently diagnosed with a very rare neurological disorder, called in English stiff-person syndrome “. “We don’t yet know everything about this rare disease, but we now know that it is the cause of the muscle spasms from which I suffer. Her spasms affect my everyday life on many levels. I sometimes have a lot of difficulty walking and I can’t always use my vocal cords as I would like,” she explains, facing the camera. “To find you, I have no choice but to focus on my health and I am hopeful to be on the right track”.
Her summer program is also shaken up and the North American star will notably not be present at the Vieilles charrues festival in Brittany, where she was expected on July 13, after the first two cancellations.
Celine Dion had already postponed her European tour last April for medical reasons. “My doctors follow me and I receive treatments, but I still have muscle spasms, she explained, facing the camera. Recovery takes a lot longer than I thought and I have to be in good shape, in good health, so that I can give 100% of myself on the stage, because that’s what you deserve “.