North Shields singer-songwriter Sam Fender has been forced to cancel a gig in Milan due to illness just weeks before two huge homecoming gigs at St. James' Park.
Sam had been due to play at the Fabrique venue in Italy's second city on Tuesday evening, but posted the cancellation just hours before the gig on his Instagram story.
He apologised to his fans, saying he was "devastated" and said that his doctor had told him not to perform.
