OLLY Murs has been forced to cancel his Dubai show at the last minute after being struck down with a throat infection.
The singer, 40, was due to perform at Bla Bla Dubai on Thursday night but took to Instagram just hours before the gig to apologise to fans, revealing doctors had ordered him to rest.
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Olly penned: “To everyone here in Dubai, unfortunately due to doctor’s orders I am having to cancel tonight’s show at Bla-Bla because of a throat infection.
“I’m so gutted. I look forward to coming back ASAP and will share new date information as soon as I can! Olly x”
It’s a tough setback for Olly, who has a huge month ahead.
He’s set to join Towie star Mark Wright on their brand-new Saturday Breakfast show on Heart Radio, which kicks off on March 1st.
The Heart Skips A Beat singer has had a whirlwind year, becoming a dad for the first time in April last year when he and wife Amelia welcomed their daughter, Madi.
At the time, he was on the road supporting Take That on their This Life tour.
Despite Olly’s last-minute cancellation in Dubai, his own tour is still set to go ahead, kicking off in Plymouth on April 25 before wrapping up at London’s O2 Arena on May 16.
Olly told The Sun: “The tour will mark the 15th anniversary of me being signed and releasing Please Don’t Let Me Go.
“It feels so poignant for me to come out and do something to sort of celebrate that.
“To go from being on The X Factor to having sold-out arena shows and having jobs in TV, it’s been a crazy journey.
“I’ve worked with Demi Lovato and Robbie Williams, Rizzle Kicks and Travie McCoy.
“I wrote songs with Paul Weller. All these memories.
“I want to celebrate and take my fans back on that journey with me.
“I’m hoping that if their schedules line up, some of the people I have worked with or influenced me will be able to come out on stage with me too.”
Boyband bonus
Joining him on the road as his support act will be Duncan James, Simon Webbe, Lee Ryan and Antony Costa, who pop in and out of the studio like a game of Blue bingo before we sit down to chat.
“I had all their albums and I know all of the dance routines,” Olly tells me, confirming that tickets will go on sale next Friday, September 13.
“I actually tried to book them for my wedding last year, as well as Craig David.
“But they couldn’t get the dates to work and I was gutted.
“To have them out on tour with me is amazing.
“I think it’s going to be a really great night of entertainment for the fans with me and Blue.
“It’ll be brilliant. It’s going to be fun on the road too.
“When Lee walked out the door just now he said, ‘I can’t wait for this tour,’ and I said, ‘Mate, it’s going to be carnage’.”
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