Sam Smith’s Sound Of Silence

News of Smith’s current malady  emerged while the artist was touring Australia and resulted in the cancelation of his remaining dates for the continent. 

Now it appears as if the singer will have to undergo the knife to solve his medical predicament.  Smith posted a message on Instagram indicating he’d be out of action for up to 8 weeks.

“Dear all: I am very upset to announce I have been battling to get my vocal cords better the last 10 days but unfortunately they haven’t recovered and I am going to need surgery.  I’m so gutted to be missing all the shows and events I was meant to be playing at.  The doctors say I will be back in 6-8 weeks and cannot wait to sing for you all soon.”

As of post time a complete list of postponed or canceled shows had not yet been made public. With several European festivals listed on his May-June schedule, Smith’s upcoming U.S. dates included The Hangout Beach, Music & Arts Festival in Gulf Shores, Ala., May 15 and Rock In Rio USA in Las Vegas May 16.  European festivals included the United Kingdom’s Wild Life June 7; and Norway’s Bergenfest June 11 and Netherlands’ PinkPop June 14. 

Smith was also scheduled to appear at Denmark’s Northside Festival June 12.  In announcing his cancelation, Northside organizers said they are searching for a new act to take his place.