Pop singer Ke$ha has announced that she is postponing her Japan and Korea tour dates while Japan digs itself out from the disastrous March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
“My heart is with Japan right now through this disaster and these hardships,” the pop singer posted on her website. “I genuinely don’t think right now would be appropriate timing for me to perform in Japan given the content and the spirit of my show, which is all about feeling exuberant, rowdy, and wild.
“I plan to bring my party there and to that part of the world when we are all ready to dance and Get $leazy together again. In the meantime I am going to do everything I can to help relief efforts and I encourage everyone in the world to do the same.”
Five trips to Asia were originally planned but due to the earthquake and tsunami, the tour was cancelled last week. After the singer wrapped up performances in Australia, she will head back to the U.S. for April 1, performing across the country for the next month.
The Get $leazy Tour is the first worldwide concert tour by the American recording artist in support of her first extended play, Cannibal. Described by Kesha as "a ridiculously fun dance party", the tour kicked off on February 15, 2011 in Portland, Oregon and is scheduled to end May 7, 2011, in Las Vegas, Nevada.