Lady Gaga made the "agonizing decision" to abruptly cancel a show in Miami shortly before the concert due to the "significant risk" of possible long-term damage to her vocal cords.
The 14-time Grammy winner was scheduled to play a show on "The Mayhem Ball" tour at Miami's Kaseya Center on Sept. 3 but shared on her Instagram story that a vocal cord issue made her postpone the concert.
"Hi everyone I am really so so sorry but I need to postpone tonight's show in Miami," she wrote. "During rehearsal last night and my vocal warmup tonight my voice was extremely strained and both my dr and vocal coach have advised me not to go on because of the risk it poses.
"I want to be hardcore and just push through this for you but I don't want to risk long term or permanent damage on my vocal cords," she continued. "There is a significant risk based on all our combined experience with a show like ours and as you know I sing live every night — and even though this was a hard and agonizing decision I would be more afraid of the long term implications on my voice."
The venue confirmed the concert was postponed in a post on Instagram in which it wrote that the process for refunds will be issued soon.
"Guys let’s be honest, this happens. Let’s all be a little human and give her some grace. We are all disappointed," a fan commented on the Kaseya Center post.
Gaga, who is also currently starring in Season 2 of the Netflix hit "Wednesday," said the tour is trying to reschedule the show.
"I hope you can forgive me and accept my sincerest apologies for any disappointment, let down, inconvenience," she wrote. "I am so so sorry I tried so hard to avoid this. I take serious care of myself to be able to put on this highly demanding show. I love my fans so much, respect you and hope you can accept my sincere regretful apology. We are trying to reschedule the show as quickly as possible."
It's unclear if Gaga will perform at her upcoming tour dates on Sept. 6-7 at New York City's Madison Square Garden. The tour kicked off July 16 in Las Vegas.
