Dragana Mirkovic Cuts Croatia Concert Short: I Feel Awful
The singer left the stage in tears, then told fans on Instagram she only needs rest. On the same day she postponed her Zabljak concert.
- Dragana Mirkovic stopped her performance in Croatia on July 20, visibly shaken and in tears.
- Clips of her leaving the stage with help from her team went viral within hours.
- On Instagram she said she felt better and only needed rest.
- On the same day she postponed her July 25 concert on Zabljak due to a day of mourning.
Dragana Mirkovic cut short a performance at a club opening in Croatia on July 20 after feeling suddenly unwell midway through the show. The singer was visibly shaken, in tears, and left the stage with help from her team.
At first the crowd assumed it was just a short break. It was not. Clips of Dragana leaning on a chair, saying goodbye to the audience and walking off, flooded social media within a short time. In one of them she can be heard apologizing to the people who came to see her.
A few hours later she spoke up herself, in the way she usually does, directly, through her Instagram account. She said she already felt better and that it was nothing serious, only that she simply needed rest. With that she tried to calm the fans who had, in the meantime, filled her comments with messages of support.
What exactly happened on stage in Croatia?
According to what the singer said herself, it was a sudden downturn in her condition during the show. She did not go into detail, but she was clear on one point, continuing the evening was not possible at that moment.
Dragana has been on stage for decades and is known for rarely canceling. That is exactly why the scene surprised even those who have followed her for years. Seeing her leave the stage in tears is not something her audience is used to, so the news quickly spread beyond Croatia.
Concerned reactions appeared online right away. Part of the audience wanted more information, part of it asked her to rest and not rush her return. Her message that she only needs rest at least partly eased the tension that had built up in the hours after the show.
What about the announced concerts?
On the same day she stopped the Croatia performance, Dragana also addressed another date. She announced that the concert scheduled for July 25 on Zabljak was being postponed because of a day of mourning. Fans, she said, would be informed of the new date later.
That decision is not tied to her health, but to marking the day of mourning, so the singer judged that a performance on that date would not be appropriate. Fans who had already planned a trip to Zabljak were asked to keep their tickets until the new date is announced.
What does remain on the schedule is her visit to Zrenjanin. Dragana announced a performance at the 41st Beer Days, set for August 8, a sign that she is not planning a longer absence from the stage. If everything goes as she herself promised, audiences should see her back on the big stages before summer ends.
For now only one thing is clear, the singer is fine, but after everything she needs a break. Do you think music stars should admit more often when they are not feeling well, instead of pushing through a show at any cost?
