‘Absolutely heartbroken’: Lady Gaga cancels Montreal concert over health issue
ByNatalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Lady Gaga FILE PHOTO: Lady Gaga, winner of Best Dance Pop Recording for "Abracadabra" and Best Pop Vocal Album for "Mayhem", poses in the press room during the 68th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 01, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images) (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
ByNatalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Lady Gaga said she was “absolutely heartbroken” after being forced to cancel her last show in Montreal over her health.
The singer/songwriter announced that the third and final performance of Mayhem Ball at the Bell Centre was canceled because of an ongoing respiratory infection, Billboard reported.
She wrote on social media: “I’m so sorry to share that I’m unable to perform tonight and have to cancel the show.”
She said that her doctor told her not to go on because “I’ve been fighting a respiratory infection for the past few days and doing everything I can to rest and recover, but it’s gotten worse.”
“The Dead Dance” singer continued, “to be honest, I don’t think I could give you the quality of a performance today that you deserve,” and that she was “absolutely heartbroken and so sorry.”
This is not the first time she has had to postpone a show for her health. Lady Gaga rescheduled several performances, including one in Miami in September, due to vocal strain, according to People magazine.
The Mayhem Ball tour started in Las Vegas last July and is expected to end at Madison Square Garden in New York on April 13.
It is not known if the Montreal show will be rescheduled, Deadline reported.
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Photos: Lady Gaga through the years Check out these memorable photos of pop superstar Lady Gaga through the years. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)
Photos: Lady Gaga through the years 2008: Lady Gaga poses backstage during MTV's Total Request Live at the MTV Times Square Studios on August 12, 2008, in New York City. (Scott Gries/Getty Images)
Photos: Lady Gaga through the years 2009: Queen Elizabeth II meets singer Lady Gaga following the Royal Variety Performance on December 7, 2009, in Blackpool, England. (Leon Neal/ WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Photos: Lady Gaga through the years 2010: Singer Lady Gaga poses in the press room during the MTV Video Music Awards at NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE on September 12, 2010, in Los Angeles. (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
Photos: Lady Gaga through the years 2011: Singer Lady Gaga performs onstage during the MTV Europe Music Awards 2011 live show at at the Odyssey Arena on November 6, 2011, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
Photos: Lady Gaga through the years 2012: Lady Gaga performs on the catwalk by Philip Treacy on Day 3 of London Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2013, at the Royal Courts of Justice on September 16, 2012, in London. (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
Photos: Lady Gaga through the years 2013: Singer Lady Gaga attends the 2013 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 24, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
Photos: Lady Gaga through the years 2014: Designer Donatella Versace (left) and Musician Lady Gaga attends the 2014 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter on March 2, 2014, in West Hollywood, California. (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
Photos: Lady Gaga through the years 2015: Recording Artists Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga perform onstage during The 57th annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on February 8, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Larry Busacca/Getty Images for NARAS)
Photos: Lady Gaga through the years 2015: Recording artist Lady Gaga attends the 87th annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 22, 2015, in Hollywood, California. (Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
Photos: Lady Gaga through the years 2016: Recording artist Lady Gaga attends the 88th annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 28, 2016, in Hollywood, California. (Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
Photos: Lady Gaga through the years 2017: Musician Lady Gaga performs onstage during the Pepsi Zero Sugar Super Bowl LI Halftime Show at NRG Stadium on February 5, 2017, in Houston. (Christopher Polk/Getty Images)
Photos: Lady Gaga through the years 2018: Lady Gaga walks the red carpet ahead of the "A Star Is Born" screening during the 75th Venice Film Festival at Sala Grande on August 31, 2018, in Venice, Italy. (Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)
Photos: Lady Gaga through the years 2019: Lady Gaga, winner of Best Original Song for "Shallow" from "A Star is Born," poses in the press room during the 91st annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on February 24, 2019, in Hollywood, California. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Photos: Lady Gaga through the years 2019: Lady Gaga attends the 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2019, in New York City. (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)
Photos: Lady Gaga through the years 2020: Lady Gaga attends AT&T TV Super Saturday Night at Meridian at Island Gardens on February 1, 2020, in Miami. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for AT&T)
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Photos: Lady Gaga through the years 2021: Lady Gaga attends the UK premiere of "House of Gucci" at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on November 9, 2021, in London. (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Universal Pictures)
Photos: Lady Gaga through the years 2022: Lady Gaga attends the 64th annual Grammy Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 3, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for the Recording Academy)
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