Sam Smith fans were left confused after the singer abruptly canceled their concert after playing four songs.
The 31-year-old Grammy award winner was scheduled to perform at the AO Arena in Manchester, England on Wednesday (May 24).
However, things took an unexpected turn mid-show after Smith sang their 2017 single 'Too Good at Goodbyes' when they left the stage and the venue suddenly went dark.
Confused fans were then informed over the tannoy that the 'Unholy' hitmaker would not be returning to the stage due to "vocal issues," according to Metro.
Many disappointed concertgoers took to Twitter to share their bewilderment at the sudden cancellation. One person wrote: "Really odd night at Sam Smith's Manchester show. Brilliant vocals & great energy for a handful of songs, a promise of an exclusive of a new song at the end. A few songs in, the stage goes black before house lights come up and it's announced that the show's canceled."
Another fan said: "Sam Smith's concert started off INCREDIBLE like banger after banger and then everything stopped, they ended up canceling I'm so f***ing sad," while a third remarked: "Well all was going great at the Sam Smith concert until urm… they canceled it after 4 songs… FUMING!!"
A few hours later, the 'Stay With Me' vocalist shared a statement about the incident on their Instagram: "Dearest sailors, I don't know what to say honestly. I fought off a virus a few weeks ago and since then we have traveled across Europe and had such incredible shows. Today in soundcheck I felt fine and was so excited to give Manchester an amazing show tonight, with a special surprise at the end," they explained, referring to a rumored performance by Madonna.
"During my third song, I noticed something wrong with my voice. I prayed it was just my voice waking up for the show but into the fourth song I could feel something was really wrong. I came off stage and have tried everything to get my voice back in gear but it won't. I am honestly heartbroken I couldn't finish the show tonight for you all. I love you all. I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry," they added.
Following this statement, Smith's representatives later released a further message for the singer's fans on their Instagram story, which read: "Due to vocal issues during last night's Manchester performance, regrettably we will be canceling the rescheduled Birmingham and Glasgow Sam Smith shows."
The statement continued: "A spokesperson said 'doctors have advised due to a vocal cord injury, Sam must have complete vocal rest. Sam is heartbroken to have had to cancel these shows but they have been told by doctors that if they keep singing, they will do permanent damage to their voice. If they take some rest they will be able to perform again.'"
Fans have been left frustrated at the canceled shows, but have also sent their best wishes to Smith, who will hopefully begin performing again after taking some rest.
