Lewis Capaldi has been forced to axe sold-out upcoming shows due to illness.

The Scottish crooner made an announcement on Instagram on Monday to share with followers the "devastating" news.

The Forget Me singer has been diagnosed by a "vocal specialist in Sweden" with bronchitis and will be forced to rest his voice to avoid causing damage to his vocal cords.

He shared that he was "uncomfortable" during his Stockholm gig on Sunday and thanked fans for singing along with him.

 

Glasgow Times:

He wrote: "Zurich and Milan, I'm absolutely devastated to be typing this.

"As lots of you know for the past few nights of the tour I've been really struggling with my voice, last night in Stockholm I tried my best to sing through the show even with it feeling really uncomfortable because I was desperate not to let any of you down.

"I've just been to see a voice specialist in Sweden who's told me I've got bronchitis and that I should be on vocal rest for at least three days to give me any chance of not damaging my voice and being able to continue touring.

"I'm so very sorry to say that means that the shows in Zurich tomorrow night and Milan the day after will be postponed."

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Capaldi was swift in making arrangements to return to the countries to play the sold-out shows.

He added: "I've already checked with the venues' free days they can do as well as dates I can make it back over to play these sold-out shows that I've been buzzing about for so long.

"Milan, the show will now be on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, and Zurich, the show will now be on Wednesday, June 28, 2023.

"All original tickets for the show will be valid, you don't need to do anything else.

"Hate letting you all down and this is the last thing I want to be writing.

"Going to be doing everything i can with rest and medication to be ready for Barcelona onwards.

"See you all soon, Lewis."