Lorde has been forced to postpone some dates on her new ‘Solar Power’ tour due to illness.Lorde was due to play Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Arena on Friday (April 15) but was forced to cancel due to laryngitis.
Her show last night (April 16), which was due to take place at the Anthem in Washington DC, has now also been cancelled.In a statement to fans via email, Lorde wrote: “These past couple days I’ve been pushing through some horrendous laryngitis, and I regret to inform you that my voice hasn’t sufficiently recovered to be able to play the show for you.”The statement continued: “I’m so, so sorry.
I don’t take postponing a show lightly. I’ve tried everything, and unfortunately it’s physically impossible for me to sing much of the set.
Please accept my sincere apologies. All well besides that, and absolutely frothing to party with you when I am able. Rescheduling info to come.”The two dates have now been moved to August, with Connecticut’s show taking place on August 25 and Washington’s show a few days later on August 29.
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