Paula Abdul Cancels Canada Tour Due to Recent Injuries

Paula Abdul’s visit to the Great White North will have to wait for another day.

The Grammy Award winner announced that her Straight Up! to Canada Tour, which was scheduled for later this month after tickets went on sale in June, is indefinitely postponed due to a “minor procedure” she needs following recent injuries.

“It’s with an incredibly heavy heart that I need to share with you an update regarding some injuries I’ve recently sustained,” she shared on X. “In an effort to keep going, I’ve received targeted injections that will allow me temporary relief, but the demands of an entire tour is a different story.

“After multiple consultations with my doctors and exploring all available options, I’ve been advised that one of my injuries requires a minor procedure followed by a 6-8 week recovery time, therefore it will prohibit me from proceeding with the Straight Up! To Canada Tour as well as the dates in Alaska and North Dakota,” added Abdul.

The 21-city tour was scheduled to kick off Sept. 25 in Victoria, British Columbia, and run through October, with Taylor Dayne and Tiffany as opening acts.

“I want to extend my deepest apologies to all my amazing fans in Canada and the US, you mean the world to me and this truly breaks my heart,” wrote Abdul. “I’ve been looking forward to the energy, love, and connection we always share when we’re together. I promise I’ll be back, stronger and better, dancing my heart out and performing for all of you very soon, to give you the show you deserve.”

Abdul’s news came after she and DJ Jazzy Jeff opened for New Kids on the Block this summer during their The Magic Summer Tour, which wrapped up last week.