Celine Dion cancels North American tour dates, including Pittsburgh

LAS VEGAS — Celine Dion announced Saturday that as her recovery from a recent health issue continues, she decided to cancel the remaining shows of the North American leg of her “Courage World Tour.”

Those canceled tour dates are from March 9 to April 22, including a scheduled April 20 performance at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh.

Tickets for canceled tour dates purchased with a credit card through authorized ticketing outlets will be refunded automatically. Ticket holders of the canceled performances soon will receive an email notification with more information.

Celine Dion canceled her North American tour.
Celine Dion canceled her North American tour.

Dion's original Pittsburgh date was slated for March 13, 2020, postponed due to "the common cold" she said when announcing a rescheduled date of Nov. 18, 2020. The show later was bumped to 2021 then 2022.

According to Saturday's press announcement, the singing star "had completed the first 52 shows on the tour before the pandemic emerged in March 2020, but recently has been treated for severe and persistent muscle spasms which are preventing her from performing, and her recovery is taking longer than she hoped. Her medical team continues to evaluate and treat the condition."

In a direct quote, Dion said, “I was really hoping that I’d be good to go by now, but I suppose I just have to be more patient and follow the regimen that my doctors are prescribing. There’s a lot of organizing and preparation that goes into our shows, and so we have to make decisions today which will affect the plans two months down the road. I’ll be so glad to get back to full health, as well as all of us getting past this pandemic, and I can’t wait to be back on stage again. Meanwhile, I’ve been very touched by all the words of encouragement that everyone’s been sending to me on social media. I feel your love and support and it means the world to me.”

The European leg of Dion’s “Courage World Tour” is still scheduled to begin May 25, 2022. in Birmingham, England.

Scott Tady is the local Entertainment Reporter for The Beaver County Times and Ellwood City Ledger. He's easy to reach at stady@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @scotttady

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