{"id":125881,"date":"2025-08-07T08:39:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T08:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/125881\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T08:39:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T08:39:06","slug":"kelly-clarkson-postpones-vegas-residency-amid-ex-husband-illness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/125881\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Clarkson postpones Vegas residency amid ex-husband illness"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Unfortunately, I need to postpone the remainder of the August Studio Session dates in Las Vegas.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>While I normally keep my personal life private, this past year, my children\u2019s father has been ill and at this moment, I need to be fully present for them.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>I am sincerely sorry to\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eDNxHdjtlh\">pic.twitter.com\/eDNxHdjtlh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kelly Clarkson (@kellyclarkson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kellyclarkson\/status\/1953271839276556431?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/07\/05\/kelly-clarkson-cancels-vegas-residency-opening-night\/84478344007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/07\/05\/kelly-clarkson-cancels-vegas-residency-opening-night\/84478344007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kelly Clarkson<\/a> is taking a time out on her Las Vegas residency.<\/p>\n<p>The singer <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kellyclarkson\/status\/1953271839276556431\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced on social media <\/a>Wednesday night, Aug. 6, that the August dates of her <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/entertainment\/celebrities\/kelly-clarkson\/\" data-autotag=\"db6ff2e3-c898-4bad-bdad-ea736e84a17d\" rel=\"noopener\">Kelly Clarkson<\/a>: Studio Sessions shows at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace will be postponed while she tends to her family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile I normally keep my personal life private, this past year, my children\u2019s father has been ill and at this moment, I need to be fully present for them,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Clarkson, 43, apologized to ticketholders, adding, \u201cI appreciate your grace, kindness and understanding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her remaining concerts this month were set for Aug. 8-9 and 15-16. Her next round of shows are scheduled for Nov. 7-8 and 14-15.<\/p>\n<p>According to Caesars Colosseum, fans impacted by the cancellations can hold on to their tickets for Clarkson&#8217;s 2026 shows. There is a 30-day window for those who prefer a refund.<\/p>\n<p>Clarkson has dates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/kelly-clarkson-tickets\/artist\/847847\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">six dates scheduled<\/a> for July and August 2026.<\/p>\n<p>USA TODAY has reached out to Clarkson&#8217;s representative for more information about her situation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">Kelly Clarkson setlist: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2025\/07\/12\/kelly-clarkson-setlist-las-vegas-residency\/84460748007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">All the hit songs powering her Las Vegas residency<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Clarkson shares daughter River Rose, 11 \u2212<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2025\/07\/21\/kelly-clarkson-vegas-daughter-river-rose\/85305845007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> who recently joined her mom<\/a> onstage in Vegas \u2212 and son Remy Alexander, 9, with ex-husband Brandon Blackstock. The couple divorced in March 2022 after nearly seven years of marriage.<\/p>\n<p>This is the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/07\/05\/kelly-clarkson-cancels-vegas-residency-opening-night\/84478344007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> second postponement<\/a> of Clarkson\u2019s latest Vegas residency. Her opening show July 4 was canceled hours before show time after the \u201cSince U Been Gone\u201d hitmaker strained her voice during rigorous rehearsals.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have been working 24\/7 to make Studio Sessions the most intimate and extraordinary experience with and for my incredible fans,&#8221; she said in her statement at the time. \u201cI am beyond grateful that you always show up for me and I am devastated to have to postpone tonight and tomorrow&#8217;s opening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clarkson&#8217;s mix of natural humor, a homey stage <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2025\/07\/12\/kelly-clarkson-setlist-las-vegas-residency\/84460748007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">and a set list<\/a> that showcases her powerhouse vocals on hits including \u201cHeartbeat Song\u201d and \u201cStronger (What Doesn\u2019t Kill You)\u201d has captivated fans during her sold-out shows at the 4,100-capacity venue.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Unfortunately, I need to postpone the remainder of the August Studio Session dates in Las Vegas.\u00a0While I normally&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":125882,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[647,648,185,665,77372,5497,18824,171,2576,38519,2104,3998,4005,71960,32367,425,666,975,942,50,450,950,4000,4006,2432,3999,38518,646,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-125881","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-affiliate","9":"tag-arts","10":"tag-celebrities","11":"tag-celebrities-u0026-entertainment-news","12":"tag-clarkson","13":"tag-concerts","14":"tag-concerts-u0026-music-festivals","15":"tag-entertainment","16":"tag-event","17":"tag-event-ticket-sales","18":"tag-festivals","19":"tag-gossip","20":"tag-gossip-u0026-tabloid-news","21":"tag-kelly","22":"tag-kelly-clarkson","23":"tag-local","24":"tag-local-affiliate-arts-u0026-entertainment","25":"tag-music","26":"tag-neutral","27":"tag-news","28":"tag-overall","29":"tag-overall-neutral","30":"tag-pop","31":"tag-pop-music","32":"tag-sales","33":"tag-tabloid","34":"tag-ticket","35":"tag-u0026","36":"tag-united-states","37":"tag-unitedstates","38":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114986586570569082","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125881"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125881\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/125882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}