Sam Fender will be cancelling the remaining dates of his UK and Ireland tour after “haemorrhaging his right vocal chord.”

The tour kicked off on December 2 in Dublin’s 3Arena, with £1 from every ticket sold donated to Music Venue Trust.

Following the first of his two scheduled nights at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro Arena, the musician took to social media to call off the remainder of his 2024 gigs, including his second Glasgow gig this evening and another in Newcastle on Friday, December 20.

In a statement shared on social media, Fender wrote: “Glasgow and Newcastle, as most of you know I’ve had the flu for a few days now. Regardless of how compromised my voice was I did everything I could to get it in working order last night to put on the best show possible.”

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— Sam Fender (@samfendermusic) December 17, 2024

“Today I’ve had an ENT scope/camera down my throat and sadly I’ve haemorrhaged my right vocal cord, I’m absolutely heartbroken,” he continued. “This has been the best tour so far and all I want to do is get up and sing again for you all tonight,” he added. “I’ve had two separate ENT doctors say if I perform tonight l’m risking lasting damage to my voice and I have been advised to be on vocal rest and not use my voice for a prolonged length of time until it heals.”

He went on to explain that he had done his best to make the tour go seamlessly: “I’ve done everything by the book this tour living like a monk, it’s so unlucky. I’m so, so sorry to all of you who are on your way tonight. We’re trying to figure out a way to reschedule for you all, more news soon.”

Despite this cancellation, the rest of the run of UK and European gigs booked for 2025 are set to take place as planned. Irish pop sensation CMAT should support the European shows in March 2025.