Justin Timberlake cancels show for second time amid flu battle: “You guys. I’m heartbroken”

nme.com:

Justin Timberlake has canceled a show in Columbus, Ohio for the second time amidst a flu battle.Upon the release of ‘Everything I Thought It Was’, his sixth studio album – and first in six years – Timberlake announced the ‘Forget Tomorrow’ world tour.

However, the tour has been beset by postponements due to illness and injury.Last October, the singer postponed six North American shows after being diagnosed with bronchitis and laryngitis, just weeks after he called off another show in Newark just hours before stage time due to “an injury that is preventing me from performing”.

In December, he then cancelled a show in Oklahoma City after sustaining a back injury.One of the six North American shows postponed was a Columbus date rescheduled to Thursday (February 27) – now that has been cancelled as he’s down with the flu.Hours before he was due to perform at the Nationwide Arena, Timberlake shared a statement on Instagram. “You guys.

I’m heartbroken,” he began.“I have to cancel the show tonight. I went into soundcheck battling the flu and now it’s gotten the best of me.