International pop punk singer Avril Lavigne on Sunday announced the cancellation of the Asian leg of her Head Above Water tour due to the coronavirus outbreak, the latest music act to pull back from performances in the region.

The one-month highly-anticipated tour had been scheduled to be held in 12 Asian cities, with six in China, including Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong. It was supposed to be staged from late April to late May.

The 35-year-old singer made an apology on her Instagram for the cancellation and she said "she is hoping to reschedule." Earlier Avril and her team also canceled the performance in Switzerland, the premiere of her tour in Europe.

U.S. rock band Green Day on Friday called off all of the Asian shows, also citing the coronavirus fears. The punk band's Hella Mega tour was planned to have taken them to Singapore, Bangkok, Manila, Taipei, Hong Kong, Seoul, Osaka and Tokyo in early March.

South Korean boy band BTS, the biggest K-POP band globally, canceled four concerts in Seoul's Olympic stadium in April that were due to kick off its latest world tour.

Earlier, British rapper Stormzy and American R&B singer Khalid also postponed all the Asian concerts on their tours scheduled next month.

(Cover image: Avril Lavigne and other musicians perform at the 2019 "Live In The Vineyard" at The Uptown Theater on November 1, 2019 in Napa, California. /VCG)