Rihanna Tweets her apologies to her Swedish fans as she is forced to cancel show after being hospitalised

Rihanna Cancels Sweden Gig Due to Flu

Rihanna shows off some skin during her concert performance at The Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The singer's main costume was a colorful embellished bra and pantie . (Bauer Griffin)

Rihanna (Bauer Griffin)

It seems like Rihanna never takes a break, what with back-to-back albums and at least three singles on the airwaves at any given time. But that grueling pace seems to have caught up with her, as she was recently forced to cancel a show in Malmo, Sweden after coming down with the flu.

Rihanna even posted a picture of her IV hookup to Twitter, writing, "Sorry Malmo!!! #LOUDtour." In a statement,she explained, "“I am sorry to everyone who was coming out to my show in Malmo, Sweden. I was so excited to perform for you all."

"It would have been a great time...so much better than being sick with the flu, ugh! I'm really disappointed I couldn't be there."

She is currently making her way around Scandinavia as she brings her Loud Tour to her Norwegian, Danish and Swedish fans.

But last night, the latter were left extemely disappointed after Rihanna was forced to cancel her Swedish date due to a bad dose of the flu.

The singer was taken to hospital and put on an IV drip in and took to her Twitter page to give her heartfelt apologies to her fans.

Sick: Rihanna, seen here performing in London as part of her current Loud Tour, had to cancel tonight's show in Malmo, Sweden, due to illness

Posting a picture of her arm hooked up to the drip, she wrote: 'Sorry, Malmo!'

She also released a statement that said: 'I am sorry to everyone who was coming out to my show in Malmo Switzerland. I was so excited to perform for you all.

'It would have been a great time…so much better than being sick with the flu, ugh! I'm really disappointed I couldn't be there.'

Poorly: Rihanna tweeted a photo of her arm which was hooked up to an IV drip

A rep for tour promoter Live Nation said the singer was 'not in condition to conduct the concert'.

Rihanna is due to play in Stockholm tomorrow having played Oslo in Norway and Herning in Denmark this weekend.

Fans were turned away from the Malmo Arena as they arrived for the gig and one fan, Natalie Wierenga, told the local newspaper Sydsvenskan that she was really disappointed.

She said: 'It was very sad. It could well have [been] communicated earlier.'

Rihanna succumbing to illness may come as no surprise as she has been on tour since June and has been often snapped out partying while on the road.

Announcement: The cancellation was posted on her official website - but some fans complained that it should have been handled better