POP/ROCK - Aug. 15, 1990

Armatrading Won’t Make Down Under Stops: Singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading has canceled two concerts planned for Australia later this month. Tour spokeswoman Gaynor Crawford said Tuesday that Armatrading told organizers she was acting on medical advice in canceling her visit to promote her recently released album “Hearts and Flowers.” Armatrading had been scheduled to perform in Sydney on Aug. 29 and in Melbourne on Aug. 31. Armatrading’s scheduled L.A. appearance at the Wiltern Theater next Wednesday will go on as planned, according to a Wiltern spokeswoman. A spokeswoman from Avalon Attractions, the promoters for the show, said that a second show will be added for the Wiltern Aug. 23, with ticket sales to be announced.