Music
22 Jan 08

Natasha Bedingfield cancels Irish tour

The singer's dates for Belfast and Dublin have already been rescheduled from September to February, and now both shows have been cancelled.

Natasha Bedingfield was due to play two Irish shows this Febuary – Belfast's Mandela Hall (15), and Dublin's Vicar Street (16) – but has announced that she will no longer be able to play any of her scheduled dates in the UK and Ireland.

A statement from the singer's management says:

"It is with the greatest of regret that Natasha Bedingfield has had to cancel her forthcoming UK & Ireland tour. This is through no fault of Natasha herself, but due to her US Label insisting that she remains in US until further notice to promote the release of her album, Pocket Full of Sunshine there. All tickets for the UK and Irish Dates will be reimbursed. Please contact point of purchase for refunds."

"Natasha is very disappointed to be missing the opportunity to perform live for the UK tour, and has insisted that she make a short trip to the UK in the Spring for a number of intimate free acoustic gigs. More info will follow on this from Natasha herself direct."

This announcement follows the recent rescheduling of the Dublin and Belfast dates, which were originally planned for September 2007 but were moved to February 2008 to allow Natasha to capitalise on her Stateside success.

Among the singer's promotional engagements in the US are appearances on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno and the Ellen Degeneres Show.