After returning from his hiatus in July 2023, Liam Payne was excited to announce his South American tour. The six-stop tour excited fans who were eager to see him back on stage after so long. "Can't wait to see you all," he said in the caption of the Instagram video announcing it. However, less than a month later, Payne posted another video for fans, sharing some bad news. The singer announced that his long-awaited tour was postponed due to health concerns.
"Hey guys, this really is the last news I want to be telling you but basically I've been a little bit unwell recently and I ended up in the hospital with a bad kidney infection," he said in the video. "We've started rehearsals and I've just been advised that now's really not the right time to be out on the road trying to recover from this." In the caption, he went on to explain that the kidney infection was serious and left him hospitalized for over a week. Doctors ordered him to rest and prioritize his recovery.
The singer explained to fans that their tickets would be refunded and the tour would hopefully be rescheduled in the future. "I'm looking forward to seeing you guys soon. Hopefully, we'll put on an even bigger, better show. Thank you and sorry," he told fans in the video. "Take all the time you need," one supportive fan wrote in the comments.
