Glastonbury 2025 ‘favourite’ forced to cancel gig with hours to go after severe vocal injury
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Sam Fender has said he is ‘absolutely heartbroken’ after cancelling his upcoming tour dates due to a haemorrhage in his right vocal chord. The two concerts were set to take place in OVO Hydro, Glasgow on December 17 and Utilita Arena in Newcastle on December 20 to end his 2024 UK and Ireland tour, People Watching.
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The rumoured Glastonbury 2025 favourite wrote on his Instagram story: ‘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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‘Today I’ve had an ENT scope/camera down my throat and sadly I’ve haemorrhaged my right vocal chord, I’m absolutely heartbroken.’. The 30-year-old singer’s caption said he had had ‘the best tour so far’ and all he wants to do is ‘get up and sing again for you all tonight’. But he has been advised that performing could ‘lasting damage’ to his voice so he should go on vocal rest for a ‘prolonged length of time until it heals’.
He concluded to his one million followers: ‘I’ve done everything but 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.’.
