The 36-year-old Mancunian was due to perform alongside his bandmate Siva Kaneswaran
The Wanted 2.0 singer Max George has been forced to cancel the band’s performance at Manchester Cathedral after a secret second heart operation.
The 36-year-old Mancunian was due to perform alongside his bandmate Siva Kaneswaran next Thursday (February 27) but will now be unable to following the procedure.
The singer previously revealed over the weekend that he had to have a second operation on his heart. He first underwent emergency surgery in December after a sudden heart problem put him in need of a pacemaker.
He since revealed how he became ‘nervous’ when doctors told him how he had ‘no choice’ but to undergo another op after things got ‘worse and worse’ for him.
An announcement regarding the upcoming Manchester show reads: “Event has been postponed. New date to be announced in due course. Info: Postponement due to health issues.”
Max, 36, who is best known for being part of the boyband The Wanted alongside Siva Kaneswaran, Nathan Sykes, Jay McGuinness, and the late Tom Parker, was admitted to A&E last December and had a pacemaker fitted after doctors discovered a heart block.
The Wanted 2.0 had been due to perform exclusively as part of the Echoes 2025 series at the Cathedral on Feb 27.
Max previously told The Sun on Sunday newspaper: “I thought I was on the road to recovery but when I was told I needed a second operation I was nervous, as pulling the pacemaker wires out of the heart wall risks bleeding on the heart. I didn’t have a choice, though. I had to have it done.
“I was trying to get back to good health but was still having a flickering sensation for weeks after I had my pacemaker fitted and it was gradually getting worse and worse. When my heart rate went up, it was causing a shock in my heart which was making me jump all the time. My chest was shaking.”
And sharing new pictures from his recent hospital stay and his pacemaker scar now having changed since his first operation, he wrote: “A few weeks ago I had to go back into hospital after having some physical symptoms in my chest. It turned out that one of the leads was placed too far into my heart.
“The second surgery took about 2 hours. Luckily, it was a success and they kindly let me listen to Oasis the whole time! It’s been a setback, but it’s just one of those things. I’ve had a few complications the last couple of months but I’m having loads of tests to make sure everything is all good.
“It can take a few weeks/months for the inflammation of my heart to subside (myocarditis) but I’m sure I’ll be back on top form in no time! Thanks everyone for all your lovely messages and support through what’s been a pretty rough time. Means a lot. Max.”
