Sickness sidelines Sir Elton once again

SIR Elton John is in hospital with a respiratory infection and has cancelled three nights of performances in Las Vegas at the weekend.

SIR Elton John is in hospital with a respiratory infection and has cancelled three nights of performances in Las Vegas at the weekend.

The singer-songwriter, who is to appear at the Falkirk Stadium on 10 June, his sole Scottish date, apologised to fans through his website and said he hoped to return soon.

Sir Elton said he became unwell while performing on Sunday. After the condition worsened, he was treated at Cedars-Sinai medical centre in Los Angeles on Wednesday. After tests, he was given antibiotics and told not to perform for a week.

He was to perform his Million Dollar Piano show at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

This is the second time this year that Sir Elton has been forced to cancel concerts. In February, he abandoned two concerts at Caesars Palace after becoming ill with food poisoning.

Sir Elton’s career spans 45 years, and he has sold more than 250 million records worldwide.

His bestselling single, Candle In The Wind 1997, sold 33 million copies alone, after he rewrote the lyrics from his 1974 original to make the song a tribute to the then recently departed Princess Diana.

He is due to release his 31st solo studio album, the Diving Board, next year.