Flu Forces Minogue to Shorten U.K. Show

Pop entertainer Kylie Minogue holds a large bottle of her perfume entitled 'Darling', during the launch of her fragrance in London Wednesday Jan. 10, 2007. (AP Photo / Yui Mok, PA) (Yui Mok - AP)

LONDON -- Kylie Minogue cut short a performance Saturday night on her comeback tour because she was suffering from the flu, her publicist said.

The London-based singer, who underwent treatment for breast cancer in 2005, managed to perform only half of a scheduled 2 1/2-hour concert in Manchester, England, spokesman John Bills said.

"Several members of the crew, the tour manager and Kylie have been suffering from flu _ but she didn't want to let anyone down. She wanted to try to get through the show, but had to cut it short," Bills said by telephone from Manchester.

He said Minogue's decision to leave the stage was not related to her recovery from breast cancer, which led to a 1 1/2-year career hiatus before she launched her comeback tour in November in Australia.

Minogue, 38, was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2005. She underwent successful surgery in her hometown of Melbourne, Australia, that month, followed by five months of chemotherapy in Paris.

Bills said the tour manager would make a decision Sunday on whether to proceed with Monday's show, the second of five scheduled in Manchester.