Rosalía, taken ill onstage: Milan concert halted and cancelled

It was supposed to be a celebration, in front of nearly 12,000 fans at Milan's Forum di Assago, but the Milan stop of her “Lux tour” turned into a nightmare for Rosalía. The Spanish popstar, who had been struggling since the very start of the show, was forced to cut the concert short after falling ill.

From the outset, the evening had shown signs that something was off: the show started around 45 minutes late, pauses between songs were unusually long, and the overall pacing was far less smooth than fans are used to. Despite the difficulties, the singer-songwriter behind “Lux” tried to push on with the performance. The situation, however, became untenable by the end of the second act.

After performing “Madrugada,” the Catalan singer went back to her dressing room for a few minutes before returning to update the audience on her condition. Nausea and vomiting, which the “Lux” heroine tried to ease by stepping offstage again to receive first aid from medical staff. Once back on stage, she asked fans for their understanding, explaining she was not able to continue, apologized, and asked them to leave the Forum in an orderly fashion.

Visibly shaken, the singer addressed the crowd with an apology: “I feel sick. I tried to keep going but I have to stop the show. I wanted you to have the best possible experience, this has never happened to me before. I pushed the show but I physically have to stop, I can't continue, I did my best.” The Catalan artist then added: “I'm so sorry, Milan, because I wanted the show to go all the way to the end. Let me see if I can recover and if they can do something for me.”

The show, structured in four acts, was halted exactly at the midpoint, after around fifty minutes. There is currently no information on the condition of the Spanish artist, nor any update on a possible rescheduling of the date.

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