Sam Smith 'heartbroken' after scrapping Manchester gig just four songs in

Sam Smith has apologised aft stopping a performance successful Manchester aft conscionable 4 songs, owed to "vocal issues".

The 31-year-old opened the AO Arena gig with the deed Unholy, having teased a "surprise'" during the amusement connected societal media conscionable hours earlier.

But fans were soon near bewildered erstwhile the venue went dark, the performance crushed to a halt and the prima near the stage.

The assemblage was past informed Smith was facing "vocal issues". The prima aboriginal posted to accidental they were "heartbroken".

Smith, who uses them/they pronouns, explained connected Instagram that they had contracted a microorganism respective weeks ago, up of the European limb of their tour, but had lone started to consciousness unwell astatine the commencement of Wednesday's show.

"Today successful soundcheck I felt good and was truthful excited to springiness Manchester an astonishing amusement tonight, with a peculiar astonishment astatine the end," they wrote.

"During my 3rd song, I noticed thing incorrect with my voice. I prayed it was conscionable my dependable waking up for the amusement but into the 4th opus I could consciousness thing was truly wrong."

Smith added: "I came disconnected signifier and person tried everything to get my dependable backmost successful cogwheel but it won't. I americium honestly heartbroken I couldn't decorativeness the amusement contiguous for you all. I emotion you all. I'm atrocious I'm atrocious I'm sorry."

Fans astatine the venue shared their disappointment connected societal media.

"Gutted [the] Sam Smith amusement has been cancelled aft 4 songs," wrote Rach Payne connected Twitter. "Truly devastating it was connected its mode to being an astonishing show."

"What a monolithic shame! Take attraction Sam Smith you did dependable amazing!" said Stephen Donne,

"Absolute bummer. Hope Sam Smith is good nevertheless and acceptable to execute again soon astatine afloat health!" added Will Dennigan.

Smith is simply a Brit and Grammy award-winner, known for songs specified arsenic Too Good astatine Goodbyes and I'm Not the Only One, and scored a 3rd UK fig 1 medium earlier this twelvemonth with Gloria.

They precocious pulled retired of a gig successful Glasgow and rescheduled an upcoming 1 successful Birmingham, besides connected wellness grounds.