Jess Glynne has cancelled a number of performances due to medical reasons.
Glynne, who supported the Spice Girls on their Spice World Tour, released a statement apologising for the cancellations and revealed that her vocal chord had haemorrhaged and she had therefore been instructed by her doctor to remain in total silence in order to give them a chance to recover.
The singer has pulled out of all performances up until Sunday 14 July.
The news comes after she initially pulled out of the Isle of Wight festival. At the time, the ‘Thursday’ hitmaker cited anxiety and exhaustion as the reason for her no show.
Here’s all you need to know about the latest Jess Glynne concert cancellations.
Why has Jess Glynne cancelled her shows?
In a statement from Glynne, the singer cited that she need to take an “urgent break” after discovering that her vocal chord has haemorrhaged.
Read Glynne’s statement in full:
It absolutely kills me to say this – especially given what has happened in the past few weeks – but on the advice of my throat surgeon, I am going to have to cancel my next shows through until July 14th and I hope to be back as soon as possible after that.
I know many of my fans feel I let them down so badly when I pulled out of the Isle of Wight festival but the reason I knew I just wasn’t going to be able to make that performance has now been made clear to be by my doctor, Dr Zeitels.
It is true that I went out and celebrated the end of the Spice tour. That was a massive high for me and I wanted to mark it with the women who’d become friends and mentors to me. But I had also been suffering on and off for weeks with anxiety about my voice. It wasn’t right. I wasn’t sounding my best and I felt there was something wrong.
Two days ago I came to Boston to see my surgeon who told me my vocal chord has haemorrhaged and that if I wanted to remain as a performer I needed to urgently take a break, rest my voice completely for the next 10 days and try and remain in total silence to give my vocal chords a chance to recover.
Basically he told me I have been completely overdoing everything. In the last six months I’ve performed almost 100 shows, I’ve pushed through at times when I know I’ve been tired and overstretched and I got to breaking point, my voice literally got to breaking point.
The thing is I am my voice. If my voice goes, I go. I am so privileged to do what I do, I am so privileged to have fans out there who come and see me. But I never want to be less than 100 percent. I never want to give you less than 100 percent.
I am so devastated to be letting anyone down but I want you to know the full truth of my situation so you understand why I have to do this. All I know is I have to go away, look after my voice and come back stronger, better and be the performer my fans truly deserve.”
Which shows have been cancelled?
Glynne has cancelled all of her shows up until Sunday 14 July.
That includes: Forest Live in Sherwood Pines Forest Park in North Yorkshire (Saturday 29 June) Access All Eirias in North Wales (Sunday 7 July), Kew the Music in London (Wednesday 10 July) and the TRNSMT music festival in Glasgow (Friday 12- Sunday 14 July)
How do I get a refund on my Jess Glynne tickets?
Forest Live in Sherwood Pines Forest Park: Ticket holders for the Forest Live performances will be contacted by their point of purchase to arrange a refund.
Access All Eirias: Due to the cancellation of Glynne’s performance, the whole event has been cancelled. Ticket holders will be contacted by the agencies from which the tickets were purchased in due course. Tickets bought directly from Venue Cymru will be contacted via the Box Office with information regarding refunds.
Kew the Music: A refund will be issued to you automatically. The balance will be put onto the card that was used to purchase the tickets. However, should you have any queries regarding your tickets, please contact the ticket holder company directly using the contact details in your confirmation email.
TRNSMT music festival: As the festival is still going ahead, refunds are not being issued.
However, festival organisers will be announcing who will be replacing Glynne in due course.
Can my tickets be transferred to another Jess Glynne show?
Whilst there are no details about whether Glynne’s shows will be rescheduled, Kew the Music’s promoters have offered music fans the chance to still enjoy the setting of the Royal Botanical Gardens with £25 tickets for either Garage on Saturday 13 July or Rick Astley on Sunday 14 July.
