English Rock band Take That will cancel their previously scheduled world tour dates in South America, Asia, and Australia to concentrate on European shows after lead singer Gary Barlow got a family emergency.
Barlow tweeted a clarification message on Twitter after hinting the band could not complete their Odyssey tour on an Instagram live message earlier on.
Just for clarity re my instagram live last week – At the moment it’s going to be difficult to take our Odyssey tour to our fans in Australia, Asia and South America as hoped, but I can assure you our UK and European dates are 100% going ahead and have never been in question.
— Gary Barlow (@GaryBarlow) December 22, 2018
In an interview with The Mirror, Barlow said he had opted for European and UK performances to stay close to a close family member who had just gotten ill.
“We had a big ambition next year to do a world tour, but I have actually got an illness in my family and it means I am not going to travel for the next two years extensively,” Barlow said. “So, all the plans for South America and Australia that were coming off…I thank my two bandmates who have been so very understanding but I just have to be at home—I cannot leave.
Besides the UK and European tours, Barlow will team up with veteran musical author Tim Rice to write a movie.
