January 14, 2007
posted by suzzee at 4:46 PM

Pop star Kylie Minogue has pulled out of a concert in Manchester halfway through because of ill health.
The Australian singer ended her concert at the city's MEN Arena after just one hour, telling fans she had flu.
Minogue, 38, launched the UK leg of her Showgirl Homecoming Tour on New Year's Eve, following her recovery from treatment for breast cancer.
'Lacking energy'
Minogue has already played seven dates at Wembley Arena which were to be followed by six concerts in Manchester.
she seems to be lacking energy.
She then admitted to the audience that she was struggling with flu, he said.
Oz, another concert-goer, said: "She announced that her voice wasn't going to make it, and therefore she was going to have to do one last song.
"Eventually she came up with her sister and they did a great finale, but then off she went. The crowd were distraught."
'Busy schedule'
Alex Stanger, from the , said the concert was a "very important show" for the singer.
But she said Minogue's manager had confirmed the cancellation had been down to flu and that she was too tired to continue the concert.
Minogue had been forced to postpone her original Showgirl world tour after her breast cancer diagnosis in May 2005.
Minogue underwent surgery in Australia two days later and finished her chemotherapy in December 2005.
It had been hoped she would also play at this year's Glastonbury festival, after pulling out of a headlining slot in 2005 following her cancer diagnosis.