Lady Gaga cancels rest of tour due to injured hip
Tear in hip requires surgery and recovery period for pop star
The Associated Press
Posted: Feb 14, 2013 8:45 AM ET
Last Updated: Feb 14, 2013 8:43 AM ET
Lady Gaga, seen in London in October, has cancelled the rest of her tour due to a serious hip injury that requires surgery. (Joel Ryan/Invision/Associated Press)
Lady Gaga has cancelled the rest of her tour dates due to a hip injury.
Live Nation Global Touring said in a news release Wednesday that Lady Gaga has a tear in her right hip that will require surgery, followed by a recovery period.
The pop star's website showed 21 dates through March 20 remaining on her Born This Way Ball tour schedule. Fans who have already bought tickets will receive a refund beginning Thursday.
Lady Gaga postponed several dates on Tuesday after experiencing difficulties Monday during her concert in Montreal. The singer's show is high energy with non-stop dancing. She explained to fans on Twitter that she'd hurt herself while performing some time ago.
"I hid it from my staff, I didn't want to disappoint my amazing fans. However after last night's performance I could not walk and still can't," she wrote. Gaga has not tweeted since.
A news release announcing postponements Tuesday said the 26-year-old singer, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, was suffering from synovitis, an inflammation of the joints.
According to a subsequent statement, she underwent tests Wednesday morning that showed she had a labral tear in her right hip. The labrum is a layer of muscle that helps holds the ball-shaped hip joint in place. The latter news release says the surgery will require strict downtime.
The tour, in support of the singer's second album Born This Way, began last April in Asia and was one of 2012's highest grossing. Pollstar reported the tour made more than $161 million US in 2012 with an average attendance of more than 31,000, making it the fifth-highest grossing tour.
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