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| Olly Murs pulls plug on Glasgow Ovo Hydro show in stage walk-off | Olly Murs pulls plug on Glasgow Ovo Hydro show in stage walk-off |
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| Murs performed at the O2 in London earlier this month | Murs performed at the O2 in London earlier this month |
| Olly Murs has pulled the plug on his show in Glasgow, after walking off stage because he was struggling with his voice. | Olly Murs has pulled the plug on his show in Glasgow, after walking off stage because he was struggling with his voice. |
| The singer left the 14,000-capacity Ovo Hydro venue after about 20 minutes on Thursday night, just six songs into his set. | The singer left the 14,000-capacity Ovo Hydro venue after about 20 minutes on Thursday night, just six songs into his set. |
| In a video on social media after the concert, Murs offered fans an apology "from the bottom of my heart". | In a video on social media after the concert, Murs offered fans an apology "from the bottom of my heart". |
| The 40-year-old said he was seeing a doctor before arena gigs in Manchester, Birmingham and London this weekend. | The 40-year-old said he was seeing a doctor before arena gigs in Manchester, Birmingham and London this weekend. |
| In the video posted on Instagram, an emotional Murs said: "Glasgow, I'm so sorry that I had to walk off after six songs and cancel the show. | In the video posted on Instagram, an emotional Murs said: "Glasgow, I'm so sorry that I had to walk off after six songs and cancel the show. |
| "Most of the time as singers, you can get through it if your voice is not 100%. | "Most of the time as singers, you can get through it if your voice is not 100%. |
| "But I walked out tonight thinking my voice is great, I maybe felt a little bit run down, but I didn't think I couldn't do the show or I wouldn't have come out otherwise." | "But I walked out tonight thinking my voice is great, I maybe felt a little bit run down, but I didn't think I couldn't do the show or I wouldn't have come out otherwise." |
| 'Deserve the best' | 'Deserve the best' |
| Murs said he hoped he would be fit to play his weekend shows and would update fans after medical checks. | Murs said he hoped he would be fit to play his weekend shows and would update fans after medical checks. |
| He added: "As you can probably hear from my voice it just sounded rubbish. | He added: "As you can probably hear from my voice it just sounded rubbish. |
| "And it's unfair for you guys who spent all that money to come and see me, you deserve the best show, and me being at my best. | "And it's unfair for you guys who spent all that money to come and see me, you deserve the best show, and me being at my best. |
| "Hopefully I can recover from this." | "Hopefully I can recover from this." |
| Murs said it was the first time he had walked off during a show in 15 years of playing concerts. | Murs said it was the first time he had walked off during a show in 15 years of playing concerts. |
| The singer, from Essex, rose to fame on the X Factor and went to have hits with tracks like Troublemaker, Dance With Me Tonight and Up. | The singer, from Essex, rose to fame on the X Factor and went to have hits with tracks like Troublemaker, Dance With Me Tonight and Up. |
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