"On advisement from his doctor, due to illness, it is with sincere regret that Sting must cancel his appearance at the Bass Magazine Awards this Thursday and postpone his STING 3.

Sting has postponed three US concerts and canceled an awards appearance due to illness. In a statement published on Instagram on Wednesday, the British rock legend said that “with severe regret” he had canceled an appearance at the Bass Magazine Awards scheduled for Thursday following advice from his doctor.

The production of legendary British singer and songwriter Sting announced one of those pieces of news that the music world regrets, and at 73 years of age, the former member of The

The British singer was famously a member of The Police (alongside Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland) before departing the band during a concert in August 1983. His debut solo album, The Dream of the Blue Turtles, was released in 1985 and he has dropped 14 solo records since.

Sting has cancelled several of his upcoming shows due to ill health. The 73-year-old British hitmaker has announced that he has been forced to postpone several U.S. shows scheduled for this week on the advice of his doctor.

Sting has left his fans feeling worried after canceling a string of upcoming appearances due to an unspecified illness. In an update shared via Instagram on the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 21, the former Police frontman—or,