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Björk apologises for festival no-shows
By CMU Editorial | Published on Friday 11 May 2012
Björk has issued an apology to all those disappointed by her withdrawing from Hungary’s Balaton Sound, Russia’s Afisha Picnic, and both editions of Spain’s Primavera festivals. The Icelandic singer, who was this week diagnosed as having an “inflamed nodule” in her throat, has been ordered by doctors to rest her voice for six weeks, thus voiding any chance she might still headline at any of the above.
Organisers of the Poland-based Heineken Open’er have said that, as far as they are aware, Björk will still appear as billed at the festival, which takes place between 4-7 Jul.
And so to the statement, which has much to teach Ms Azealia Banks in the ‘sorry I can’t play festivals A and B’ department. Writing via her Facebook page, Björk explains: “I am very sorry and embarrassed about having to cancel things and having promised things and then not being able to keep my word, truly breaks my heart. Especially to people who have already bought tickets”.
She adds: “In the meantime, I will rest and reschedule and make a promise to my chords and especially those who want to listen to them that even though my mind and my intention gets overexcited and runs ahead , I will from now on allow breaks between ‘legs’ of tours to reassemble. Because like that I can give better. Warmth, Björk”.
