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TMZ.com<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n There\u2019s nothing complicated about this \u2014 Avril Lavigne<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s pulling out of her upcoming tour stops in Asia over growing concerns about the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The \u201cSk8er Boi\u201d singer\u2019s set to kick off a world tour next month in Europe \u2014 with concerts in Italy, Belgium, France, Germany, the UK and more \u2014 but sources close to Avril and her team tell TMZ \u2026 she will not continue with the Asian leg, which was supposed to start April 23 in Shenzhen, China.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n We\u2019re told an official announcement will come soon, but Lavigne is canceling 12 dates in Asia total \u2026 including in Shanghai, the Philippines, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Taiwan.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Our sources say the hope is to reschedule the shows at a later date once more is known about the disease and it\u2019s under control, but obviously, that\u2019s all TBD. For now, we\u2019re told Avril\u2019s team\u2019s working with promoters on the new plans.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n It\u2019s currently unclear if the European dates will also be impacted by the change in schedule.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The singer joins musical acts like Green Day and BTS that have backed out of upcoming Asian shows due to the coronavirus crisis<\/strong><\/a> \u2026 surely, more will follow.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n