MYLO CANCELS AUSTRALIAN SHOWS

Scottish dance star MYLO has been forced to cancel his appearance at New Zealand and Australia's touring Big Day Out festival because he's gone deaf in one ear.

The DESTROY ROCK 'N' ROLL star - real name MILES MacINNES - has contracted a virus which has caused him to lose all hearing in one ear, and he only has partial hearing in the other.

A statement reads: "He was hoping that a couple of days rest would help regain his hearing.

"However, since his arrival in Cape Town for a show and receiving specialist medical treatment, unfortunately no progress has been made. As a result of this, he is grounded in Cape Town and unable to move at the moment.

"As you can probably imagine it is impossible for him to perform right now and therefore we regretfully have to cancel the Big Day Out shows."

Mylo was due to join the Big Day Out bandwagon in Auckland, New Zealand, on 20 January (06) and conclude the tour in Perth, Australia, on 5 February (06).