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Tickets for Radio One's Big Weekend in Norwich were snapped up in just 40 minutes.

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Sam Smith 'very upset' to announce he will miss Radio 1 Big Weekend due to voice surgery

Cambridgeshire singer Sam Smith has taken to social media to tell fans he will undergo surgery and will therefore miss the Radio 1 Big Weekend.

The 22-year-old said he is 'very upset' and hopes to be back singing in the next 6-8 weeks.

He was due to perform in Norwich on May 24, but earlier today broke the news to fans on twitter and Instagram.

On social media he said:

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 six to eight weeks and I cannot wait to sing for you all soon.

– Sam Smith (via Instagram)
Posted on @samsmithworld. Credit: Instagram

The singer recently cancelled his Australian tour due to a haemorrhage on his vocal cords but told fans he was doing his "absolute best" to sing again soon.

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Sam Smith and Rita Ora will play Big Weekend too

Radio 1 has announced that Sam Smith and Rita Ora will also be at the Big Weekend in Norwich.

Radio 1 say don't risk buying second hand tickets

Taylor Swift is one of the headline acts in Norwich Credit: PA

It's emerged that tickets for Radio 1's Big Weekend in Norwich are being sold second hand on the internet for prices reaching over £200..

50,000 tickets were snapped up in just 40 minutes this morning for the event being held at Earlham Park in May.

The radio station is warning people to not be tempted to buy them. In a statement on their website they said....

"We’re sorry if you missed out this year – we had 50,000 tickets for the two days, but with well over 100,000 people living in Norwich alone, there simply were not enough for everyone hoping to go. Please do not risk buying tickets. Those offering tickets for sale or as prizes are breaking the Terms & Conditions they agreed to during the booking process and we reserve the right to cancel them.Unfortunately a small handful of people do try to take advantage of those disappointed at missing out on getting tickets and claim – often falsely - they have tickets you can either buy, or win, via social media. We ask those running major auction websites and sales outlets to have posts offering tickets for sale or trade removed. There is a high probability that any tickets offered for sale for the event will have been cancelled and will not allow entry to the event."

– Radio 1

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