Madonna Cancels Remaining Paris Gigs Over Coronavirus

Paris (AFP) Pop singer Madonna on Monday called off two concerts in Paris, the last dates in her Madame X world tour, after French authorities banned large gatherings to stem the coronavirus spread.

“It is with profound regret that we are announcing the cancellation of the last two Madame X shows,” the venue for the March 10 and 11 shows, the Grand Rex concert hall, announced on its website.

US singer Madonna performs on stage at the Charles Ehrmann stadium on August 21, 2012 in Nice southeastern France, as part of her MDNA world tour. Madonna ended her current MDNA tour in France today in the southern city of Nice, where the France’s National Front party (FN), which has a lot of support in this region, is resolutely waiting for her after she uses an image of a swastika superimposed onto the face of France’s National Front leader Marine Le Pen in a video during her July 14 concert in Paris. (VALERY HACHE/AFP/GettyImages)

Paris was to be the last stage in Madonna’s tour, which kicked off in New York last September and took her to Chicago, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Boston, Philadelphia, Miami, Lisbon and London.

The 61-year-old star played a single night at the Grand Rex on February 22 but cancelled a performance the following evening, citing “ongoing injuries.”