"On advisement from his doctor, due to illness, it is with sincere regret that Sting must cancel his appearance at the Bass Magazine Awards this Thursday and postpone his STING 3.

Sting has postponed three US concerts and canceled an awards appearance due to illness. In a statement published on Instagram on Wednesday, the British rock legend said that “with severe regret” he had canceled an appearance at the Bass Magazine Awards scheduled for Thursday following advice from his doctor.

The British singer was famously a member of The Police (alongside Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland) before departing the band during a concert in August 1983. His debut solo album, The Dream of the Blue Turtles, was released in 1985 and he has dropped 14 solo records since.

Sting was forced to postpone a few upcoming concerts over health woes. The 73-year-old singer's team shared the news via a Tuesday, January 21, Instagram post. "On advisement from his doctor, due to illness,

Sting has postponed a series of concerts “due to illness”. The former Police frontman will no longer perform at the Bass Magazine Awards at The Observatory in Santa Ana, California on Thursday (23.01.

The music legend, 73, has called off his upcoming public appearances due to illness and has postponed two of his shows amid health issues.