Avril Lavigne’s long-awaited UK and European tour has been pushed back to 2023.
Ahead of the release of her seventh album ‘Love Sux’ later this month, the singer issued a statement on social media confirming the trek has been postponed once again
She was originally set to play the shows in 2020 but postponed the run to 2021 and later moved the gigs again to 2022 due to the pandemic.
Citing “travel and venue restrictions from country to country” as the reason for the delay, she penned: “To my fans in Europe and the U.K., I have some unfortunate news to share with you all about my U.K. and European dates.
“I have to make the difficult decision to postpone this tour until 2023. Due to the ongoing issues surrounding the pandemic, there are a series of travel and venue restrictions from country to country that have made the tour not possible to happen.”
The Bite Me hitmaker continued: “It’s not an easy decision, but it’s one that will help ensure that we are able to play every single date of the tour, put on the best show possible at full capacity, and operate in a safe environment.
“It really breaks my heart to have to do this, but I know it will be worth the wait.”
The European leg will now commence in Paris on April 12, 2023, before Avril heads to the UK for a gig in Manchester May 6 and three nights at London on May 7, 9 and 10.
Avril recently released the latest single from her new record, Love It When You Hate Me, featuring Blackbear.
Other collaborations on the album include All I Wanted, featuring Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus, and Bois Lie with Machine Gun Kelly.
Avril recently described the project as a “love letter to women and self-empowerment,” insisting: “The spirit and the energy of this record is so much fun.”
The album is Avril’s first to be released through Travis Barker’s DTA Records, after she signed with the label late last year.
