Sam Smith fans have been left in the dark after the singer cancelled their concert at the AO Arena in Manchester suddenly after just a few songs on Wednesday.
The singer, 31, issued a statement shortly after coming off stage, insisting they could not go on after noticing ‘something was really wrong’ with their voice.
Fans are now left awaiting news on whether the gig will be rescheduled or if they will be refunded for the ticket.
The concert promoters will be issuing a statement later this morning to reveal if his concert at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow will also be cancelled – which would be the second time in two months they’ve pulled out of the gig in the Scottish city.
One worried fan wrote on Twitter: ‘Please advise what’s going to happen regarding last nights gig. Automatic refund? Rescheduled? Somebody needs to say something.’
Furious: Sam Smith fans have been left in the dark after the singer cancelled their concert at the AO Arena in Manchester suddenly after just a few songs on Wednesday
One asked: ‘We are travelling to Glasgow this evening for the already rescheduled gig… or are we?’
Another furious fan said: ‘You were perfectly fine 4 songs in and decided to cancel, not good enough. People have spent hundreds on travel/hotels and the tickets and you cancel’
Someone added: ‘If you cancel Birmingham show for Saturday you will have cost me £580 in hotels coming to see you. How is it fair to do that to fans?’
Fans took to social media as they were leaving the venue on Wednesday after the crowd was briefly plunged into darkness and the performance abruptly stopped after Sam sung their 2017 song Too Good at Goodbyes.
It was confirmed over the tannoy that Sam would not be returning to the stage due to ‘vocal issues’, with Sam previously cancelling a string of shows after falling ill with a mystery illness.
Sam explained in their statement: ‘Dearest sailors, I don’t know what to say honestly. I fought off a virus a few weeks ago and since then we have travelled 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.
‘During my third song, I noticed something wrong with my voice. I prayed it was just my voice waking up for the show but into the fourth song I could feel something was really wrong.
‘I came off stage and have tried everything to get my voice back in gear but it won’t.
‘I am honestly heartbroken I couldn’t finish the show tonight for you all.
I love you all. I am sorry I’m sorry I’m sorry x.’
The giant gold figure could be seen dimly lit at the back of the stage before it was announced Sam would not be continuing with the gig, disappointing fans who had travelled from as far as China.
Brutal: The concert promoters will be issuing a statement later this morning to reveal if his concert at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow will also be cancelled – which would be the second time in two months they’ve pulled out of the gig in the Scottish city
One worried fan wrote on Twitter: ‘Please advise what’s going to happen regarding last night’s gig. Automatic refund? Rescheduled? Somebody needs to say something.’
Apology: The singer issued a statement shortly after coming off stage, insisting they could not go on after noticing ‘something was really wrong’ with their voice
Earlier in the day, Sam teased a new collaboration with Madonna in a brief clip on Instagram, with the star insisting they would not end Wednesday’s show with their usual performance of their hit Unholy, suggesting they would debut the new track.
However, the gig did not go on long enough for Sam to perform their expected 21 songs on the night, with the star said to have vanished after their track Too Good at Goodbyes.
Taking to Twitter after leaving the arena, one person wrote: ‘Nah i can’t believe it the people behind us had travelled all the way from China to see sam smith and he cancelled 4 songs in gotta be the most brutal thing ever that.’
While someone else shared: ‘Really odd night at Sam Smith’s Manchester show. Brilliant vocals & great energy for a handful of songs, a promise of an exclusive of a new song at the end. A few songs in, the stage goes black before house lights come up and it’s announced that the show’s cancelled.’
Another person posted: ‘Sam Smith’s concert started off INCREDIBLE like banger after banger and then everything stopped, they ended up cancelling I’m so f**king sad.’
And another music lover wrote: ‘Absolutely gutted that Sam Smith cancelled.. but still had such a good night and they sounded INCREDIBLE in what they did sing!!’
‘I hope it’s rescheduled. It’s no fault of the artist when it’s health issues but the time, money & planning that some fans expend just to be able to go or travel to one of these shows is extraordinary. Of course this would happen to poor Sam in the U.K!!!’, shared someone else.
While another fan wrote: ‘Too Good at Goodbyes was the last song and they popped off stage and never came back the irony,’ adding: ‘”Unholy won’t be the last song tonight” I mean, they weren’t kidding, but only because they performed… 4 songs.’
‘So Sam Smith really is way to good at goodbyes, got off after 4 songs! Wtf,’ joked someone else.
Just hours before taking to the stage, a teaser clip was posted on Sam’s Instagram page hinting at a collaboration with Madonna.
A short video started out with a black screen before it cut to Sam’s voice, saying: ‘Sam and…’
Madonna’s whispered voice could then be heard as she said her name.
Their words were written out in bold white lettering on the screen as they spoke them.
Sam posted no caption with the clip, with no further details of their work together being announced.
Pop star Sam was forced to cancel a string of shows recently after falling ill with a mystery illness.
The end: Fans could be seen leaving the venue after the crowd was briefly plunged into darkness and the performance abruptly stopped after Sam sung Too Good at Goodbyes
Disappointed: Sam’s fans took to Twitter as they left the arena, with some devotees having travelled from as far as China for the gig
They cancelled two gigs last month after being struck down by the illness.
Sam took to their Instagram Stories at the time to tell fans they would not be able to perform at the Resorts World Arena in Birmingham as they were well not well enough, postponing the show until this month.
Just days earlier, Sam had pulled out of performing at the OVO Hydro Arena in the Scottish city of Glasgow.
Sam announced: ‘Sailors, I am so sorry to let you know that my team and I are still really not well, so unfortunately we need to reschedule our Birmingham show to the 27th of May 2023.
‘It’s so important to me that we give you the very best version of Gloria. I don’t want you to experience it at anything less.
‘Thank you so much for understanding, I know how excited everyone is to see the show, and I feel the same about seeing all of you.
‘All previous tickets are still valid for the new date. For more information, go to my website www.samsmithworld.com. All my love, Sam X.’
Ahead of the Glasgow gig Sam explained how they and their team had felt ‘really unwell’.
Sam wrote on Instagram: ‘Sailors, I’m so sorry to say but we have to reschedule the Glasgow show to 25th May 2023.
In their element: Sam rescheduled both his Glasgow and Birmingham shows last month due to the illness (pictured in Oslo)
‘Myself and a lot of my team have been hit with a virus, that’s made us really unwell.
‘I want to give you the best version of Gloria the Tour and at the moment that’s not possible.
‘It was also really important to me that we had another date to move this to straight away.
‘We will celebrate Gloria together!! All previous tickets are still valid for the new date. For any more information go to my website www.samsmithworld.com. All my love, Sam.’
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