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Regina Folk Fest headliner Sinead O'Connor cancels summer tour

There was some bad news today for the Regina Folk Festival Sinead O'Connor will not be be headlining on Aug. 9, after all.

Irish singer suffering from exhaustion, agent says

Wearing sunglasses, a woman sings in front of a mic.
Irish singer Sinead O'Connor performs July 4, 2015, at the 49th Montreux Jazz Festival, in Montreux, Switzerland. She has cancelled the rest of her summer tour, her agent says. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone/The Associated Press)

There was somebad news todayforthe Regina Folk FestivalSinead O'Connor will not be headliningon Aug.9, after all.

Billboard Magazine and other publications were reporting early Wednesday that the Irish singer-songwriter has cancelled the rest of hertour this summer. The Regina Folk Festival confirmed later in the morningthat she would not be the headliner on Sunday.

A statement from O'Connor's agent offers the singer's apologies, and says she'ssuffering from exhaustion due to an unresolved medical condition.

The folk festival says it willofferrefunds to people who have individual tickets for the Sunday show. However, it may belooking to find a possible replacement headliner and so it's urging ticket holders to wait for a bit.