Kylie Minogue has cancelled the German leg of her tour due to ''financial difficulties''.

The 46-year-old 'Sexy Love' singer has been forced to cancel four dates for her 'Kiss Me Once Tour'.

The shows - which were due to start on Wednesday (22.10.14) in Cologne followed by concerts in Munich, Berlin and Hamburg - were cancelled amid the promoter's preliminary insolvency hearings.

Kylie announced the sad news via her official website. She wrote: ''I am extremely disappointed that due to financial difficulties of the German promoter CT Creative Talent GmbH, I am unable to perform the scheduled shows in Cologne, Munich, Berlin and Hamburg.

''The Administrator who is now controlling CT Creative Talent GmbH, is unable to confirm that we have the venues and facilities needed to be able to put on the shows.

''I have always had great support in Germany from a loyal and loving fan base and I can't stress enough how difficult and disappointing it is to be ready to play the shows and to have been let down at the last minute.''

She later tweeted: ''German #lovers, I'm so disappointed I won't see you next week. We're working really hard to bring the KMO show to u soon. Keep you posted (sic)''