Sam Smith.Photo:Kristy Sparow/Getty
Kristy Sparow/Getty
Sam Smithis issuing an apology to their fans after an unexpected cancellation.
The “Unholy” singer, 31, posted alengthy apologyon their Instagram Story after leaving their Manchester, UK concert after only completing four songs.
“I don’t know what to say honestly,” Smith wrote onInstagram. “I fought off a virus a few weeks ago and since then we have traveled across Europe and had such incredible shows.”
“Today in soundcheck, I felt fine and was so excited to give Manchester an amazing show tonight, with a special surprise at the end,” he added.
Sam Smith/Instagram
“I prayed it was just my voice waking up for the show, but into the fourth song, I could feel something was really wrong,” they said.
“I came off the stage and have tried everything to get my voice back in gear, but it won’t,” they continued. “I am honestly heartbroken I couldn’t finish the show tonight for you all.”
“I love you all. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. X”
In anupdate postedon Thursday, Smith’s team updated fans to let them know that the singer experienced “a vocal cord injury” and that “doctors have advised” them to have “complete vocal rest.” This meant that Smith would have to cancel their rescheduled Birmingham and Glasgow shows scheduled for this weekend.
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The team said refunds would be available at the point of purchase for all three concerts. The shows are a part of theirGloriaalbum tour, which kicked off in April after Smithwon a Grammy awardfor their song “Unholy” withKim Petras.
This isn’t the first time that the British singer has canceled their shows over vocal strain. Smith canceled theirAustralian, Manilla and Tokyo tour dates due to vocal exhaustionafter suffering a small hemorrhage on their vocal cords in 2015. They underwent surgery and was in recovery for two months before returning to the tour during the summer.
source: people.com
