Robbie Williams' health jeapordized by Asian concerts

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'The British pop superstar, Robbie Williams canceled the Asian leg of his world tour motivating his decision by his health condition, but still plans to go on with his Australian concerts.The 32-year-old pop singer is now midway through his 'Close Encounters' tour and decided to take a break before hitting South America and blamed stress and exhaustion for calling off the shows in Shanghai, China; Hong Kong; Bangkok, Thailand; Singapore; and Mumbai and Bangalore, India, which were set for Nov. 4-26. Organizers claimed the Asian tour was scheduled soon after the end of the European tour dates, which explained the reason behind the cancellation. "It is with deep regret that (we) announce the cancellation of the Robbie Williams tour to Shanghai," a statement emailed to Shanghai promoters said. "As we reach the final stages of the European tour, it became clear that the stress and exhaustion of the Asian tour, coming so shortly after the end of the European and South American dates, would seriously impact his health.' His spokesman said that "These performances would be asking too much. They would have greatly added to his workload," adding the fact that Williams has been on tour since May and he's 'extremely tired.' "Throughout the summer, Robbie Williams has performed in more than 40 shows around the world to more than 3 million people," the statement said. A Bangkok-based manager at the regional promoter of the tour, Midas Promotions, Nigel Peters, confirmed that Shanghai and Mumbai had been cancelled though no final decision had been taken as far as the other Asian shows were concerned.Fans all over Asia must feel quite disappointed as tickets for some shows had already gone on sale. However, it is not the first time Robbie, who has battled against drink and drug addictions, has come down with stress. He had a previous burst in 2003 when he admitted he was considering retiring from the music industry. "I think about quitting every day. I am schizophrenic," he said at that time. Robbie Williams was scheduled to play the second of five dates at the Milton Keynes Bowl north of London on Friday night.His European tour began in Dublin, Ireland over three months ago, and he plans to continue in South America before ending the tour in Australia where he announced through his Australian tour promoter, Michael Chugg, that his dates there, are still on. "Everything is fine," Chugg said yesterday. "I don't know why Robbie is pulling out of Asia. But Australia is 100 per cent not a problem. "They haven't said a word about cancelling Australia. I spoke to Robbie's management last night, and the night before that, and we're full steam ahead,'' Chugg said yesterday. He will also release new tickets for Williams' Australian shows. Extra tickets for the Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide shows will go on sale on October 4, then Melbourne and Perth on October 5. “We've managed to pull it off, giving more diehard fans the chance to see Robbie in action,” Michael Chugg said.Williams’ first gig will be in Perth on November 30 and will perform last in Melbourne on December 18. He will play at Telstra Dome on December 17 and 18. Williams also said that he wants to take a break for a while. "It's not something I want to do again for a long time," he said. Michael Chugg said he spoke to Williams last month. "He was very excited about coming back to Australia. I don't know why he's cancelled Asia - perhaps it's a financial thing,'' he said. '