Olly Murs walks off stage in Glasgow - will Birmingham concert be affected?

Singer Olly Murs has apologised to his Scottish fans after he dramatically walked off stage only six songs into his set.

The pop-star, 41, was performing at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro on Thursday evening (May 22) as part of his ‘15 Years Of Hits’ tour. However, fans were left disappointed when Olly left the 14,000-capacity venue only a handful of songs into his set.

Olly offered up an explanation and apology to fans in a video posted to Instagram. He said: “Glasgow, firstly I’m so sorry, I’m so sorry tonight.

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“I’m so sorry that I had to walk off after six songs and cancel the show. I have never done this in 15 years.

Singer Olly Murs walked off stage in Glasgow last night after just six songs after he admitted he was struggling with his voice.placeholder image
Singer Olly Murs walked off stage in Glasgow last night after just six songs after he admitted he was struggling with his voice. | Getty Images for the NTA's

“Most of the time, as singers, you can kind of get through it if your voice isn’t 100%, but I walked out tonight thinking my voice is great. Yeah, I maybe felt a little rundown but I didn’t think I couldn’t do the show because I wouldn’t have come out there otherwise.

He added: “As you can probably here from my voice, it just sounded rubbish and it’s unfair for you guys that have spent all that money to come and see me, you deserve the best show and me being at my best.

“I’m so sorry from the bottom of my heart. Hopefully I can recover from this.”

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Fans have reacted to the singer’s abrupt end to his second Glasgow tour date. One fan said: “Gutted you had to cancel tonight's gig in Glasgow , we all thought you were joking.

Another added: “Absolutely gutted that you had the end the show early but you're not a robot, you've got to look after yourself. You were amazing.”

Has Olly Murs cancelled the rest of his tour?

Olly has four remaining date on his 15 Year Of Hits tour still scheduled to take place. These dates are:

These tour dates are still scheduled to go ahead at the time of writing, with no announcements made as of yet.

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Olly confirmed that he was due to be examined by a doctor yesterday evening, telling his fans: “I will give you guys an update as soon as I know anything. Obviously, I’m going to try my absolute best to make these shows possible at the weekend.”

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