Olly Murs 'deeply sorry' to cancel Manchester AO Arena show tonight
Olly Murs has been forced to cancel his Manchester show tonight (May 23) due to illness.
This comes as the singer was only able to perform six songs on stage in Glasgow last night before having to cancel the remainder of it.
He said he is "deeply sorry" to have to cancel his next two shows.
Taking to Instagram, Murs has been updating fans and apologised for the shortening of the Glasgow show.
He explained that he felt his voice was 'great' despite 'maybe feeling a little bit run down' before the Glasgow show, but that he was struggling with his throat and needed to see a doctor after.
The pop singer said he was 'so sorry' about the outcome and said he has 'never done this in 15 years'.
Murs' shows, who are with support act Blue, are part of his 15 Years of Hits tour, which celebrates 15 years since he found fame on the X Factor.
This morning, fans took to his latest Instagram post to question whether Manchester's show was going ahead due to them needing to travel.
One said: 'What's happening for tonight and the weekend? We need updates'.
Another agreed, replying: 'Been refreshing for hours for an update lots of us have to travel far for tonight's show so be nice to get an update sooner rather than later'.
Others said they had booked hotel rooms and were due to travel to Manchester especially for the event.
This Instagram post has since been deleted.
Now, the show at Manchester's AO Arena is cancelled, according to Ticketmaster's website.
Murs' illness also means Birmingham's show is cancelled tomorrow (May 24) as tickets have been cancelled.
Fans have replied to another of the singer's Instagram posts explaining that their tickets have been cancelled.
One said: "My tickets for Birmingham have just been cancelled on ticket master".
Another commented: "It says cancelled on my Ticketmaster account X".
Posting to Instagram this afternoon, Olly wrote: "To everyone in Manchester and Birmingham I'm deeply sorry but I am unfortunately going to have to cancel my shows there this weekend.
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"I have contracted a respiratory infection and have been instructed to go on a strict 48 hour voice rest by the doctor to ensure no further damage to my vocal chords.
"I've been having the best time on this tour and I'm so sorry to let my fans down, I'm hoping to be fighting fit in a few days to finish this amazing 15 year celebratory tour with a bang.
"All fans will be refunded directly from their point of purchase. This will happen automatically over the next week. X Sorry again for this, I love you guys and I think anyone that knows me knows how much I love being on stage and performing. I'm hurting big time. O xx"
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