Chris Martin Suffers ‘Serious Lung Infection,’ Coldplay Postpones Tour Dates In Brazil

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Manchester City's all-time record goal-scorer Sergio Aguero has compared Erling Haaland to Lionel Messi and the Brazilian great Ronaldo, and believes that the young striker can help bring about a new era at the club.

Justin Bieber is officially postponing the remainder of his  World Tour. On Thursday, Bieber’s team confirmed that the remaining dates of the tour will be postponed until next year.  The shows affected are all dates up to and including March 2023 date.

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Chris Martin contracted a “serious lung infection” which forced him and his band Coldplay to cancel their upcoming shows in Brazil.

Focusing on his health. Coldplay will be hitting pause on their upcoming shows while Chris Martin deals with a lung infection.

Thania Garcia Coldplay has been forced to pause their eight-show run in Brazil, due to singer Chris Martin contracting a “serious lung infection.” “With deep regret, we’ve been forced to postpone our upcoming shows in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo until early 2023,” the band announced via Instagram on Tuesday. “Due to a serious lung infection, Chris has been put under strict doctor’s orders to rest for the next three weeks.”pic.twitter.com/UBy1ULYD7v The Latin America leg of Coldplay’s world tour was slated to start with two shows on Oct. 11 and Oct. 12 at Estadio Nilton Santos-Engenhao in Rio de Janeiro before moving over to the Allianz Parque Stadium in São Paulo from Oct. 15 through Oct. 22. Although no new dates have been confirmed just yet, the band did state that rescheduled shows would be happening in “early 2023 and will be announced very soon.”

Chris Martin has to skip the stage for three weeks. The singer is suffering from a «serious lung infection,» which has also forced Coldplay to postpone its shows in Brazil.The band's verified Twitter account released a statement Tuesday — in English and Portuguese — announcing that «due to a serious lung infection, Chris has been put under strict doctor's orders to rest for the next three weeks.» As a result, Coldplay will postpone upcoming shows in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo until early 2023.Coldplay's Latin America leg of its world tour kicked off with back-to-back shows Oct.

Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin came down with a "serious lung infection" while on tour, forcing the band to cancel a slate of concerts scheduled in Brazil. "With deep regret, we've been forced to postpone our upcoming shows in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo until early 2023," the band shared on Twitter. "Due to a serious lung infection, Chris has been put under strict doctor's orders to rest for the next three weeks.