Avril Lavigne cancels Hong Kong performance blaming complicated ‘travel and scheduling logistics’
- Punk-pop princess ‘heartbroken’ by decision not to go ahead with concerts in Hong Kong and Manila
- Concert was scheduled to take place in 2020 but was postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic
Canadian pop star Avril Lavigne has called off the Hong Kong stop of her world tour, citing “travel and scheduling logistics”.
The punk-pop princess said she was “heartbroken” by the decision to cancel her November 1 show in Hong Kong and another in Manila in the Philippines.
“To my fans in Hong Kong and Manila, I am writing to you with some unfortunate news,” she said in a message posted on the HK Ticketing website on Friday.
“Due to travel and scheduling logistics, I am unable to make these shows happen. I am heartbroken about not being able to make it as I know these shows have been sold out for some time.”
Lavigne is still scheduled to play multiple concerts in Japan in the first half of November before heading to Europe.
The Grammy-nominated artist, who shot to fame with her single “Sk8er Boi” in 2002 and has made a comeback with her latest album Love Sux, played in Hong Kong in 2005 and again in 2011.
Her latest Hong Kong concert was scheduled to take place in 2020 but was postponed by a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, moved again to May 2022 and then once more to November 1.