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George Michael's Voice At Risk From Pneumonia Treatment
Tuesday, 29 November 2011 Written by Elliott Batte
George Michael's Voice At Risk From Pneumonia Treatment

Pop and new wave singing icon George Michael may be suffering long-term damage to his voice from the treatment he’s receiving for his battle with pneumonia, it has been reported.

Michael was forced to pull out of a handful of UK tour dates recently after coming down with the respiratory condition, and was taken to a hospital in Vienna, Austria, before being placed into intensive care. Doctors have placed him onto a ventilator – and have admitted that the machine, which pumps air in and out of his lungs, could alter or damage his prized singing voice.

“It depends how long he spends on the ventilator,” Michael’s doctor Dr Gerrit Wohlt explained, “but in the worst case his illness could seriously affect his singing capacity. The pressure is very close to his vocal cords and it could affect them.”

While he is in intensive care, Michael’s publicist has reassured fans that the star “is getting really great care. He's doing fine and he just needs to rest.”

After postponing all of his UK tour dates, Michael’s team confirmed that October’s cancelled London show in Royal Albert Hall has been rearranged to go ahead on May 2nd next year. The remaining cancelled shows haven’t yet been rescheduled but are due to be set-up soon – and Stereoboard will be the first to inform you when they are. You can check the postponed dates below.

George Michael UK & Ireland Tour Dates are as follows:

Wed October 26th 2011 - Royal Albert Hall, London– POSTPONED
Sat November 26th 2011 - Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Cardiff – POSTPONED
Sun November 27th 2011 - Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Cardiff - POSTPONED
Wed November 30th 2011 - Liverpool Echo Arena, Liverpool – POSTPONED
Fri December 2nd 2011 - Motorpoint Arena Sheffield, Sheffield – POSTPONED
Sat December 3rd 2011 - Newcastle Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle – POSTPONED
Tue December 6th 2011 - S.E.C.C., Glasgow – POSTPONED
Fri December 9th 2011 - LG Arena, The NEC, Birmingham – POSTPONED
Sat December 10th 2011 - NEC - LG Arena, Birmingham – POSTPONED
Mon December 12th 2011 - Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester – POSTPONED

Wed May 2nd 2012 - Royal Albert Hall, London – RESCHEDULED
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