Minogue cancels two concerts

A respiratory infection has forced Kylie Minogue to cancel two concerts in England on her comeback tour following treatment for breast cancer.

The 38-year-old Australian singer managed to perform only half of a scheduled 2 1/2 -hour concert Saturday in Manchester, and dates for Monday and today were scrapped, spokesman John Bills said.

Bills said there was no connection to Minogue’s recovery from treatment for breast cancer, which led to a year-and-a-half hiatus before a comeback tour that began in Sydney, Australia, in November.