Return of Granuloma Forces John Mayer to Cancel Concert Tour

Only two weeks after announcing his first U.S. tour in two years, John Mayer has been forced to cancel all 18 dates of the tour due to a return of an ongoing medical issue with his throat.

A granuloma that forced the singer to undergo extensive vocal rest in 2011 has returned after it appeared to have healed. The tour was to support his upcoming fifth studio album, Born and Raised, which will still be released as planned on May 22.

Mayer took to his Tumblr page to announce his break from touring.

“During rehearsal on Tuesday, it came to mind that I should see my throat doctor because something didn’t feel/sound right,” he wrote. “I went in for a visit on Wednesday and a scope of my vocal cords revealed that the granuloma has grown back where it had mostly healed… Because of this, I have no choice but to take an indefinite break from live performing. Though there will be a day when all of this will be behind me, it will sideline me for a longer period of time than I care to have you count down.”

He also explained the medical issue to avoid “confusion” about the condition.

“A granuloma forms and continues to snowball because it’s in a spot where the vocal cords hit together and there’s no way to really give it a chance to heal without a good stretch of time and some pretty intensive treatment.”

He goes on to say that Born and Raised will be released as scheduled, and that he is going to use the time that he would have been on tour to begin writing his next album.

“I feel very vibrant as a writer at the moment and there’s no reason not to begin the next album project,” he wrote.

A message on the singer’s website says that fans that have already purchased tickets for the tour should return to their point of purchase for refund details.