Joseph Wilkinson | New York Daily News
Madonna was hospitalized in an intensive care unit over the weekend for a bacterial infection, her manager announced Wednesday.
“On Saturday, June 24, Madonna developed a serious bacterial infection which [led] to a several day stay in the ICU,” manager Guy Oseary wrote on Instagram. “Her health is improving, however she is still under medical care. A full recovery is expected.”
The “Material Girl,” 64, was scheduled to begin the North American leg her Celebration tour on July 15 in Vancouver. That tour, along with her other commitments, will now be postponed, Oseary said.
“We will share more details with you soon as we have them, including a new start date for the tour and for rescheduled shows,” Oseary wrote.
Madonna had been scheduled to play four shows at Madison Square Garden between Aug. 23 and Aug. 27.
The news was met with an outpouring of support from fellow celebrities.
“Hope she feels better very soon!” wrote Zooey Deschanel, while Jon Batiste commented with three prayer hands emojis.
Madonna’s last tour was also marred by a series of health scares. The Madame X tour ran from September 2019 to March 2020, but several shows were called off because Madonna was injured, including an Oct. 7, 2019 performance at the Howard Gilman Opera House in Brooklyn.
Additionally, all three shows in Boston were canceled, and Madonna ended her tour a day early in Miami because she was in “indescribable pain.”
Madonna had a brief rest period before the tour’s European leg, but that didn’t stop three shows in London and four more in Paris also getting the ax.
After the final shows were canceled due to COVID-19, Madonna later revealed that she underwent hip replacement surgery in late 2020.
“I used to be a fitness, workout maniac,” Madonna said in a documentary about the tumultuous Madame X tour. “I don’t know if you’ve noticed it, but I’m limping a lot — I was in more pain that I’ve ever been in in my life.”
The upcoming Celebration tour was supposed to be Madonna’s triumphant return to the stage, with dozens of sold-out shows scheduled from coast to coast in the U.S. and Western Europe.
Source: Orange County Register
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