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- Sir Tom Jones postponed his show on Tuesday, July 22 after contracting an upper respiratory infection
- The “It’s Not Unusual” singer rescheduled the show for Monday, July 28
- Jones is currently on the road for his Ages & Stages tour across Europe and the U.K.
Sir Tom Jones is on the mend.
Hours before taking the stage in Bremen, Germany on Tuesday, July 22, the 85-year-old Welsh singer postponed his show due to health reasons.
“Unfortunately, I must postpone my show this evening, as I’ve contracted an upper respiratory infection that needs treatment and rest,” he wrote in a statement shared to Instagram. “I know this is really disappointing and will cause inconvenience to you all, and I’m very sorry about that.”
“The show will now go ahead on Monday 28th July, so I look forward to seeing you then. All tickets will remain valid for the rescheduled date. Until then, thank you for your understanding. Love, Tom,” he concluded.
The “It’s Not Unusual” singer is on the road for his Ages & Stages tour across the U.K. and Europe — and the Bremen show was set to be his final stop in Germany.
This isn’t the first time Jones postpones shows due to health reasons. In 2022, Jones shared with fans he was diagnosed with viral laryngitis — and denied rumors he collapsed before a scheduled performance.
“I did NOT ‘collapse’ anywhere at any time, that is pure rumor,” he wrote at the time. “Hopefully the inflammation will calm soon as I am looking forward to continuing my wonderful summer tour.”
“Unfortunately the show had to be canceled at the last minute, and for that I am very sorry,” he added. “However, the show in Budapest has been rescheduled and will take place on August 16. Thanks again for all your kind concern.”
Later that year, Jones also revealed he got a second hip replacement. “Papa has two new hips now!” he revealed in a November Instagram post. “For all those concerned and sent in well wishes, I am pleased to report my recent surgery went very well.”
At the time, he said he was “following orders and doing my physio, so happy to say I will be back soon!”
The “Sex Bomb” singer released his latest album, Surrounded By Time, in 2021 and it was his first release since his wife of 59 years, high school sweetheart Melinda “Linda” Rose Woodward, died of cancer in 2016.
“When we found out she was sick, I canceled the tour I was on and went to visit her in the hospital in Los Angeles. I told her I wasn’t sure if I would be able to sing anymore,” Jones — who lived with Linda in L.A. since 1974 before moving back to the U.K. following her death — told PEOPLE at the time. “But she told me, ‘You’ve got to. There’s no way out for me, I know where I’m going. But don’t die with me.'”
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