He suffers from “a possible seasonal infection”. Michel Sardou, 76, was forced to cancel a concert at the Brest Arena on Saturday, just four hours before the start of the show. Issue ? Many of the artist’s fans were not informed of the cancellation and hundreds of cars rushed in front of the venue, as noted by the regional daily The Telegram.
Of the 3,600 people expected, “3,100 were informed of the cancellation of the concert either by the press or by the ticketing network”, estimated the organizer in the columns of the Télégramme this Monday.
Two previous concert dates postponed due to illness
Michel Sardou is currently on the “I remember a farewell” tour, with more than 60 dates and which should extend until March 2024, with two concerts at Paris La Défense Arena as an epilogue. Suffering from angina, the artist had already had to cancel two dates of his tour last October, in Le Mans and Angers. Both dates were postponed, at the end of February and the beginning of March 2024.
In 2017, the Connemara Lakes performer announced his decision to end his career, before reversing his decision. His previous tour, five years ago, brought together 450,000 spectators.