Sam Smith offered their profuse apologies Wednesday for walking out on a Manchester, England, concert after noticing "something was really wrong" with their voice. And what turned out to be a vocal cord injury has since resulted in the cancellation of shows that had already been rescheduled in Birmingham, England, and Glasgow, Scotland.
After their fourth song during Manchester's Gloria the Tour stop, the "Unholy" and "Stay With Me" singer abruptly canceled the show mid-performance, much to the disappointment of fans — whom Smith affectionately calls "sailors" — who took to Twitter and the musician's Instagram comments section to air their grievances.
"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," the Grammy winner wrote Wednesday about the AO Arena show in an Instagram story. "Today in soundcheck I felt fine and was excited to give Manchester an amazing show tonight, with a special surprise at the end."
