Madonna announced Tuesday she is postponing her Madame X tour.
The trek, scheduled to kick off Sept. 12 at the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House in Brooklyn, will now start on Sept. 17. The Sept. 12 and Sept. 14 shows have been bumped to Oct. 10 and 12 but the Sept. 15 show has been cancelled.
A rep for promoter Live Nation told Variety the delay is due to issues with “highly specialized production elements” – believed to be holograms.
In a statement, Madonna said: “Madame X is a perfectionist and wants to give you the most unique, magical, and musical experience. She underestimated the amount of time it would take to bring this kind of intimate theatrical experience to you and wants it to be perfect!!! Thank you so much for your understanding.”
The 61-year-old pop star also took to Instagram to thank fans for their patience.
The Madame X tour is also scheduled to have multi-night runs at intimate venues in Chicago, Las Vegas, L.A., Boston, Philadelphia and Miami Beach before hitting Lisbon, London and Paris.
Madame X, released in June, disappeared from the Billboard 200 chart after only two weeks. The following week, the album tumbled 76 spots – the year’s biggest fall from No. 1 and the fourth-farthest drop ever. In its third week, the album fell off the chart.
In Canada, Madame X debuted at No. 2 and then dropped to No. 38, and then to No. 85, before disappearing from the Top 100.
In July, Madonna urged haters to stop following her on social media. “if i am not relevant then prove it," she said. "Stop following me. Lol.”