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Rihanna Cancels Second Gig in Sweden

Singer said to be suffering from exhaustion

November 3, 2011 11:30 AM ET
Rihanna performs onstage
Rihanna performs onstage
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Rihanna has been forced to cancel a second concert in Sweden due to exhaustion. Live Nation spokesman Kristofer Akessson said the singer's show in Stockholm last night was called off after a doctor decided that she was too ill to perform about an hour before she was scheduled to hit the stage.

The R&B star cancelled a show in Malmö, Sweden on Monday night after she was rushed to a hospital, but she performed a concert as planned the following night in the same city. Organizers are planning to reschedule the cancelled gigs.

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Live Nation has not been forthcoming with details about Rihanna's condition beyond stating that she is exhausted, but the singer tweeted earlier this week that she has the flu.

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