Sam Smith cancels Australia tour
29 April 2015 by News Desk
British singer Sam Smith has been forced to cancel the remainder of his Australian tour due to a haemorrhage on his vocal chords.
Smith, who is currently No 1 in the Australian album charts, has apologised to his Australian fans, and says the decision was taken on doctor’s orders. “I am deeply, deeply saddened to tell my Australian fans, I have to cancel my Australian tour,” the singer said in a statement.
“I have been vocally exhausted for a while now however in Sydney I had a small haemorrhage on my vocal chords. The doctors have told me I need to fully rest until my vocal chords have healed otherwise this could become a long-term issue. I am truly sorry and apologise to all my fans who bought tickets to the shows”.
Australian tour promoters are now working to schedule new performance dates in December. The singer was due to play more gigs in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth before moving onto the Asian leg of his In The Lonely Hour tour, starting in Tokyo on May 7.
