Morrissey is on continued doctor's orders not to sing. Ticket holders are advised to hang on to their tickets and await further information.

Event organisers would like to apologise to fans for the disappointment. Additional information will be issued as soon as possible. 

Watch Morrissey perform on Jonathan Ross below:

They will hit the Royal Albert Hall with back-to-back dates on the 5th and 6th July - with tickets available from tomorrow at 9AM.

The guys will also be playing live on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross tomorrow night on BBC1.

Watch the official video for 'When You Were Young' here:

On May 12th, lead singer Dave Gahan suffered a severe bout of gastroenteritis, leading to his hospitalization and the cancellation of the Athens concert. While in hospital, further medical tests revealed a low-grade malignant tumour in Dave's bladder, which has since been successfully removed. At doctors' orders Dave Gahan must take a break until June 8th, to ensure that he makes a full recovery. The Leipzig show on June 8th will be the first concert following Dave's recovery.

Dave Gahan sincerely thanks his fans for their support, understanding and patience. Depeche Mode deeply regret any problems or inconveniences the cancellations and postponements may have caused.

Affected upcoming shows: 

May 30th
London O2 is postponed and will be rescheduled to a new date, which will be announced shortly. Tickets purchased will remain valid.

May 31st
Depeche Mode's performance at the Pinkpop Festival in Landgraaf is cancelled.

June 2nd
The show at the HSH Nordbank Arena in Hamburg will now take place on July 1st. Tickets purchased remain valid.

June 4th & 5th
The shows at Dusseldorf LTU Arena on June 4th and 5th will be rescheduled, however the exact dates cannot be determined until the 2nd Bundesliga releases its new schedule. Dates for the rescheduled shows are expected to be announced by early July. Ticket holders should retain their tickets for the rescheduled shows.

June 7th & 8th
Regrettably, the June 7th show in Leipzig must be cancelled due to doctors' orders, however the June 8th show will occur as planned. Tickets for the cancelled June 7th show may be exchanged for tickets to either the June 8th show in Leipzig or the June 10th show in Berlin (availability permitting) at the relevant box office.

July 2nd
Bergen, Koengen has been rescheduled to Thursday, January 28th, 2010 at the Vestlandhallen.

The following European shows are not affected and will take place as originally planned.
 
June 8th LEIPZIG Zentralstadion
June 10th BERLIN Olympiastadion
June 12th FRANKFURT Commerzbank Arena
June 13th MUNICH Olympiastadion
June 16th ROME Stadio Olimpico
June 18th MILAN Stadio San Siro
June 20th WERCHTER TW Classic Festival
June 22nd BRATISLAVA Inter Stadium
June 23rd BUDAPEST Puskas Ferenc Stadium
June 25th PRAGUE Slavia Stadium
June 27th PARIS Stade de France
June 28th NANCY Zenith Amphitheatre
June 30th COPENHAGEN Parken Stadium
July 1st HAMBURG (rescheduled show)
July 3rd ARVIKA Arvika Festival
July 6th CARCASSONNE Esplanade Gambetta
July 8th VALLADOLID Jose Zorilla Stadium
July 9th BILBAO BBK Live Festival
July 11th PORTO Super Bock Super Rock Festival
July 12th SEVILLE Olimpic Stadium
 
Furthermore, all dates following Seville on the Tour of the Universe will proceed as originally planned.

Ticket holders for the previously cancelled shows listed below are encouraged to hold on to their tickets pending a further statement. Every effort continues to be made to reschedule these shows and more time is needed to resolve venue availability and routing. A final decision is expected early next week, at which time a statement will be made with regards to either a rescheduled date or final cancellation.
 
May 12th ATHENS Terra Vibe
May 14th ISTANBUL Santral Istanbul
May 16th BUCHAREST Parc Izvor
May 18th SOFIA Vasil Levski
May 20th BELGRADE USCE Park
May 21st ZAGREB Arena
May 23rd WARSAW Gwardia Stadium
May 25th RIGA Skonto Stadium
May 27th VILNIUS Zalgirio Stadionas

Watch Depeche Mode's 'Just Can't Get Enough' video below:

Gahan was hospitalized two days after opening the Tour Of The Universe in front of a 50,000-capacity crowd at Tel Aviv Ramat Gan Stadium May 10. He was taken in minutes before he was due on stage in Athens.

The Athens show had to be stopped, which was soon followed by the postponement or cancellation of further shows in Istanbul, Bucharest, Sofia, Belgrade, Zagreb, Warsaw, Latvia and Lithuania.

The next scheduled show is London O2 Arena May 30, followed by Holland’s Pink Pop Festival the following day.

Lieberberg, who is promoting the German dates beginning at Hamburg HSH Nordbank Arena June 2, told Pollstar he is still waiting for the go-ahead and expects the act to resume as soon as Gahan has recovered sufficiently.

Lieberberg just won a preliminary injunction in the Munich District Court against Smartfox Media, which has secondary Internet ticket portal Ventic, from trading tickets for his Depeche Modes and any others his company promotes.

Watch 'World in My Eyes' from Depeche Mode's 2005 tour below:

The bassist, who is currently nursing a prolapsed disc, was halfway through the group's set at Llandudno's Venue Cymru Arena when he found it difficult to move.

In a statement on the band's official website, he said: "Last night it went into spasm on stage. This made it virtually impossible for me to move, let alone jump.

"I desperately want to carry on the tour but it will mean a combination of standing still, sitting down on stage, back braces and painkillers."

He added: "As you know, standing still is utterly alien to me on stage. I don’t want any sympathy but hopefully this will explain my lack of movement and general mood. Thank you for your understanding."

The band are scheduled to begin a three-night stint at London's Roundhouse tomorrow in support of new LP, 'Journal For Plague Lovers'.

Watch Nicky Wire talk to BBC Radio 6 Music about the early start of Manic Street Preachers below:

It's Eminem's fifth straight No. 1 debut -- and fifth overall No. 1. His only album to miss the top spot was his "Slim Shady LP" debut, which bowed and peaked at No. 2 in 1999.

His last studio set, 2004's "Encore," arrived with 711,000 after an abbreviated debut week -- it was released four days earlier than scheduled in order to counter leaks. A little over a year later, his greatest hits package "Curtain Call" took the stage with 441,000 in December 2005. Collectively, his six albums have sold 34 million in the U.S., making him the biggest selling hip-hop act in the SoundScan era (1991-present).

Eminem was seemingly the pied-piper last week in terms of new releases, as a cavalcade of artists unleashed their latest sets last Tuesday (19). Of course, it didn't hurt that the two-night "American Idol" finale, which wrapped up on Wednesday (May 20), brought a lot of people into physical and digital stores too.

Watch Eminem's video for 'Beautiful' below:

Joining the line-up will be Catholic global music phenomenon The Priests, and Joanna Lumley hot-footing it from her campaign for the rights of Britain's Gurkhas.

Listen to guitarist Dave Keuning from The Killers talk about his musical inspirations and performing live here:

"Morrissey is on continued doctor's orders not to sing, to ensure a complete recuperation," a statement from concert organisers said.

They also apologised to fans, adding they were working to reschedule the cancelled dates.

Ticket holders have been advised to hang on to them and wait for further announcements.

Concerts in Salisbury and Mile End, east London, have already been called off this week.

The cancellations come days after the star returned to the stage to mark his 50th birthday.

During the homecoming gig in Manchester he appeared in good spirits, chatting to the audience and singing Smiths hits as well as his solo material.

Morrissey has cancelled a number of dates since his world tour kicked off in February and has already rescheduled dates for Birmingham's Symphony Hall and London's Royal Albert Hall for October.

Morrissey performs for BBC Radio 2 below:

Little Boots, aka Victoria Hesketh – she took her stage name from insane Roman tyrant Caligula (that’s the translation from the Latin) – was once shown the door by Simon Cowell.

She said: “I got to the third round of Pop Idol and was kicked out. Simon wasn’t very kind. But it helped give me a thicker skin in dealing with people. I swiftly realised that shows like Pop Idol are no short cut to the top. That comes from hard work. Pop Idol was an experience but litle else.”

Little Boots has been kicking about LA with Katy Perry, Kanye West and other famous faces, but she is missing her home town of Blackpool. Speaking to Look magazine, on sale today, she said: “The hottest trend in Blackpool is blow-up dolls, fake breasts and wigs. I haven’t worn fake breasts on a night out – though I probably need to as I’ve no boobs! I miss the fish and chips though.”

Her cracking debut single New In Town is out this week and is on course for chart glory.

Watch Little Boots perform 'New In Town' live on 'Later With Jools Holland' below:

Monday's concert in Salisbury and Tuesday's gig in Mile End, east London, have been called off.

The singer has cancelled a number of dates since his world tour kicked off in February.

A spokeswoman apologised for the cancellations but said Morrissey had been warned by doctors not to sing.

"Morrissey is on doctor's orders to postpone the show, to ensure a complete recuperation," she said.

"Event organisers would like to apologise to fans for the disappointment and are working to reschedule this show, so advise ticket holders to hang on to their tickets."

It is not yet known whether three concerts scheduled for London's Brixton Academy over the weekend will go ahead.

Morrissey has already been forced to reschedule dates for Birmingham's Symphony Hall and London's Royal Albert Hall for October.

During his 50th birthday gig in his home town of Manchester, he appeared in good spirits, chatting to the audience and singing Smiths hits as well as his solo material.

Morrissey performs live for BBC Radio 2 last February below:

Glastonbury will take place on June 26-28 (with some musical entertainment beginning on June 25) at the Worthy Farm site.

The full Glastonbury line-up is:

THURSDAY JUNE 25

Queen's Head Stage:

Metronomy
Kap Bambino
Ebony Bones
Golden Silvers
Alessi's Ark
Liz Green
The Gentle Good
Charlene Soraia
Stornoway
We Have Band
Maximo Park

FRIDAY JUNE 26

Pyramid Stage:

Neil Young
The Specials
Lily Allen
Fleet Foxes
Special Guests
Regina Spektor
Gabrielle Cilmi
Bjorn Again

Other Stage:

Bloc Party
The Ting Tings
Lady GaGa
Friendly Fires
White Lies
The View
The Maccabees
The Rakes
The Whip
Mr Hudson

John Peel Stage:

Doves
Jamie T
Jack Penate
Little Boots
Metronomy
VV Brown
The Virgins
Fucked Up
Rumble Strips
Dan Black
General Fiasco

Jazz/World Stage:

Q Tip
The Streets
Steel Pulse
Lamb
Hot 8 Brass Band
Stephanie Mckay
Speed Caravan
The Perceptions
Rolf Harris
Warsaw Village Band

Acoustic Stage:

Ray Davies
Fairport Convention
Jason Mraz
Scott Matthews
No Crows
Hugh Cornwall
Ben Taylor
Sean Taylor
Alyssa Bonagura
John Smith

The Park Stage

Animal Collective
The Horrors
Noah And The Whale
Special Guests
Emiliana Torrini
Special Guests
James Hunter
Golden Silvers
Bishi
Lay Low

Queen's Head Stage:

Jason Mraz
The Big Pink
The Rakes
Rumble Strips
The Virgins
Dan Le Sac Vs Scoobius Pip
Tommy Sparks
The Low Anthem
Team Waterpolo
Hope And Social
Dead Like Harry
Yr Ods
City Stereo
The Mojo Fins
Maura Kincaid
The Slips
Sub Universe
Smash n' Grab

East Dance

David Guetta
Layo and Bushwacka!
Easy Star Allstars
Iration Steppas ft Mark Iration
Dreadzone
Tom Middleton
The Egg
Paul Woolford
Pama International

West Dance

Erol Alkan
Crookers
The Whip
Annie Mac
Skream And Benga
Whomadewho
Joe Goddard (Hot Chip)
DeepGroove
Nathan Detroit

Avalon Stage:

The Blockheads
British Sea Power
Michael McGoldrick, Iain Fletcher and Andy Dinan
The Puppini Sisters
3 Daft Monkeys
Baskery
The Mandibles

The Glade:

Tom Real
Beardyman with The Bays
James Monro
Banco de Gaia
Pathaan
Outmode
Mum Suleiman
Clive Craske

SATURDAY JUNE 27

Pyramid Stage:

Bruce Springsteen
Kasabian
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Dizzee Rascal
Spinal Tap
Eagles Of Death Metal
Tinariwen
VV Brown

Other Stage:

Franz Ferdinand
Pendulum
Maximo Park
Paolo Nutini
Peter Doherty
The Script
Jason Mraz
Metric
Peter, Bjorn and John
Broken Family Band

John Peel Stage:

Jarvis Cocker
White Lies
White Lies
Florence And The Machine
Passion Pit
Gaslight Anthem
Hockey
The Temper Trap
Esser
The Big Pink
Baddies
The Nightingales

Jazz/World Stage:

Playing For Change
Baaba Maal
Lonnie Liston Smith
Jamie Cullum
Rokia Traore
Erik Truffaz

Acoustic Stage:

Kilfenorca Ceili Band
Tindersticks
Newton Faulkner
Lisa Hannigan
Gary Louris and Mark Olson
Lunasa
Bap Kennedy
Hope And Social
Stornoway
Cora Smyth Band

The Park Stage:

Bon Iver
M Ward
Special Guests
Shlomo and Guests
Horace Andy
Easy Star Allstars
The Memory Band
Bombay Bicycle Club
The Low Anthem
First Aid Kit

Queen's Head Stage:

Guilty Pleasures
Dan Black
The King Blues
The Shortwave Set
Special Guest
The Wombats
Official Secrets Act
Noah And The Whale
Emmy The Great
Broken Records
Special Guest
Peggy Sue and the Pirates
Marina and the Diamonds
Theoretical Girl
Blue Roses
The Glitterati

East Dance:

2ManyDJs
Deadmau5
Pete Tong
La Roux
Wiley
Tinchy Stryder
Eric Prydz
Heartbreak
We Have Band

West Dance:

Josh Wink
Yoda
DJ Food
Qemists
Timo Maas
Japanese Popstars
Hudson Mohawke
NAPT
Emperors Machine
Jam The Channel

Avalon Stage:

The Wonder Stuff
Edward II
Eliza Carthy
Badly Drawn Boy
Solas
The King Blues
The Lancashire Hotpots
Wheeler Street
The Martin Harley Band

The Glade:

Stereo MCs
Stanton Warriors
DJ Fresh
Dub Pistols
Don Letts
Dr Meaker
Tayo
Rusko
Sancho Panza
Nairobi
Jinx

SUNDAY JUNE 28

Pyramid Stage:

Blur
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
Madness
Tom Jones
Amadou Et Mariam
Tony Christie
Status Quo
Easy Star AllStars

Other Stage:

Prodigy
Glasvegas
Bon Iver
Bat For Lashes
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Enter Shikari
Brand New
Art Brut
Boxer Rebellion
In Case Of Fire

John Peet Stage:

Echo And The Bunnymen
The Wombats
Noisettes
Ladyhawke
The Soft Pack
Just Jack
Emmy The Great
Twisted Wheel
We Have Band
Wave Machines
Good Books

Jazz/World Stage:

Black Eyed Peas
Manu Dibango
Roots Manuva
Khaled
Orquesta Aragon
Linda Lewis
Abdullah Chhadeh And Syriana

Acoustic Stage:

Georgie Fame
Roger McGuinn
Sharon Corr
London Community Gospel Choir
Beth Rowley
Imelda May
Penguin Café Orchestra
Kate Walsh
Martin Harley Band
Lucy Wainwright Roche

The Park Stage:

Seun Kuti and Fela's Egypt 80
Cold War Kids
Tunng and Tinariwen
Alela Diane
Terry Reid
The Rockingbirds
Alberta Cross
Chief
Micachu and the Shapes
Bristol Community Choir

Queen's Head Stage:

Robyn Hitchcock
The Aliens
Magic Numbers
Bombay Bicycle Club
Joe Gideon And The Shark
Vagabond
Joe Lean And The Jing Jang Jong
Fight Like Apes
The Capitol Years
Soft Toy Emergency
Priscilla Ahn
Jersey Budd
Two Door Cinema Club
Major Major

East Dance:

Calvin Harris
Mr Scruff
VV Brown
Rob Da Bank
Frankmusik
Wonky Pop DJs
Kissy Sellout
Wonky Pop DJs
Ou Est
Chris Coco

West Dance:

Peaches
Jodie Harsh
Beat Torrent
Freq Nasty
Dirty Vegas
Quiver
Filthy Dukes
Don Diablo
Goldfish
Stuart Wilkinson
Transformer

Avalon Stage:

Peatbog Fairies
Seth Lakeman
Dodgy
Will Young
Teddy Thompson
The Mummers
The Destroyers
6 Day Riot
Stornoway

The Glade:

Gong Sunday
Steve Hillage Band
Eatstatic
Richard 'Kid' Strange and the Party
Second Class Citizen
Back to the Planet
3 Daft Monkeys
Hybrid Cinematic Set
Breakfast with Howard Marks

MONDAY JUNE 29

Queen's Head Stage:

Motown 50th Birthday

Watch a clip of Amy Winehouse performing at Glastonbury 2008 below:

The singer was recently forced to cancel two dates in Birmingham and London but seemed to be on the mend when he made his return to Manchester for a homecoming show on Friday (May 22).

But under doctor's orders, he has been forced to cancel a show at Salisbury City Hall tomorrow (May 25).

A statement from the promoters added: "Event organisers would like to apologise to fans for the disappointment and are working to reschedule this show, so advise ticket holders to hang on to their tickets."

Morrissey has since rescheduled his dates at Birmingham Symphony Hall and London Royal Albert Hall for later in the year.

Morrissey performs 'You Have Killed Me' at 2006 London Live below:

Friday's show at the Apollo saw Morrissey in high spirits as he cracked jokes and shook hands with the crowd.

A noisy standing ovation welcomed Morrissey as he first came on stage and announced: "Fifty gruesome years!"

The gig featuring both Smiths' classics and Morrissey's solo work was part of an ongoing sell-out world tour.

Smartly dressed in black suit and tie, the singer began the gig with This Charming Man - an iconic track from his time with The Smiths.

Other Smiths' hits on the night included Girlfriend In A Coma, Ask, How Soon Is Now? and Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others.

While from his solo playlist, Morrissey sang I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris and First Of The Gang To Die.

He also sang his latest single Something Squeezing My Skull - and then complained about its poor performance in the charts.

"You would need a miner's helmet and a degree in anthropology to find it in the shops," he told the crowd.

'I love you'

During the gig, the band broke off from the agenda to play Happy Birthday, to which the audience sang along.

"I'm not 50, I'm actually 40-10," responded the singer.

Throughout the evening, Morrissey teased his audience.

He would point the microphone at individuals, asking them if they wanted to say anything, then pull it away before they got the chance.

Finally he gave in, allowing two fans to speak.

"I can't quite believe it. Happy birthday Morrissey, mate," said one man.

A young woman then declared: "I love you, you handsome devil."

Tickets for the special homecoming gig had sold out in 15 minutes.

The occasion was marked inside the Apollo with drapes over the bar featuring a backdrop of Morrissey on stage with the words: "Who Put the M in Manchester?"

Morrissey has remained close to his roots despite his global fame.

He formed The Smiths with guitarist Johnny Marr in 1982.

The group went on to achieve huge success and a loyal fanbase with their very particular angst-ridden sound and lyrics.

The band split in 1987 and lead singer Morrissey released the solo album Viva Hate just a few months later.

Several albums have followed including 2009's Years Of Refusal.

BBC's 'North West Tonight' covers Morrissey's birthday celebrations below:

Massive Attack are a hugely influential force in British music. Formed out of the legendary Wild Bunch Soundsystem the band combined elements of hip hop, funk, dub and rock into one stunning package.

The group released three stunning albums before going on hiatus. Returning with '100th Window' in 2003, the band were essentially now just a solo act helmed by Robert Del Naja. However with long term collaborator Daddy G now back on board, it seems as if new sessions are beginning to bear fruit.

In an interview with US magazine Billboard Del Naja revealed that the group are planning a comeback. "The album is out in October and we're touring in September, so there will be a two-week discrepancy where we'll politely request the audience's attention while they hear some new songs that have been re-mastered," Del Naja said.

In the past Massive Attack have used a variety of guest vocalists, with Liz Fraser memorably chilling spines with her turn on 1997's 'Teardrop'. On the new material the group have continued to rope in guest stars, with Elbow's Guy Garvey suggested as a possible collaborator.

Speaking to BBC 6 Music Robert Del Naja revealed "we've done about three tracks together. Guy's been co-writing with us and he's done a couple of vocals."

"When people come into the space we're in or vice versa you have this inside information that you don't really divulge that this is probably going to be it, and it's going to be short and sweet, and hopefully really exciting and something beautiful will come off it," Del Naja said of the collaboration process.

Del Naja also revealed that the band are planning an enormous comeback tour. "We'll do the U.K., Europe, then take Christmas off, and then go to Asia, into America and then we'll roll out to the festivals," he told Billboard.

"When you get on a roll it's such a laugh. For Meltdown last year we ended up doing about 40 shows all around eastern and southern Europe, it was really good fun. So I can imagine for this we'll end up doing maybe 150 gigs."

Massive Attack are set to release their fifth studio album later this year.

Watch Massive Attack and Yolanda Quartey perform 'Harpischord' live in Denmark below:

The band says the giant superstore chain refused to stock its latest CD, "21st Century Breakdown," because Wal-Mart wanted the album edited for language and content, and they refused.

"Wal-Mart's become the biggest retail outlet in the country, but they won't carry our record because they wanted us to censor it," frontman Billie Joe Armstrong said in a recent interview.

While Wal-Mart sells CDs from acts known for raunchy content, including Eminem's latest, they offer customers the "clean" version of those CDs, which are edited for content that may be objectionable. But in Armstrong's view, "There's nothing dirty about our record."

"They want artists to censor their records in order to be carried in there," he said. "We just said no. We've never done it before. You feel like you're in 1953 or something."

"21st Century Breakdown" contains curses and some references considered adult.

Wal-Mart said that it's the company's long-standing policy not to stock any CD with a parental advisory sticker.

"As with all music, it is up to the artist or label to decide if they want to market different variations of an album to sell, including a version that would remove a PA rating," Wal-Mart spokeswoman Melissa O'Brien said. "The label and artist in this case have decided not to do so, so we unfortunately can not offer the CD."

But guitarist Mike Dirnt said: "As the biggest record store in the Americas  they should probably have an obligation to sell people the correct art."

Not being sold at Wal-Mart didn't stop the band — which kicks off a U.S. tour summer tour in Seattle on July 3 — from landing at the top of the album charts this week. "21st Century Breakdown" sold about 215,000 copies since it's debut on Friday.

The album is the follow-up to their multiplatinum, Grammy-winning CD "American Idiot," and like that album, deals with weighty topics. While "American Idiot" spoke to the frustration over the presidency of George Bush and the Iraq War, this CD speaks to the loss of innocence and confusion in today's society.

While Armstrong, Dirnt and drummer Tre Cool are still top-sellers without Wal-Mart, Armstrong said the store's policy is disappointing, considering it has become the dominant seller of CDs with the decline of traditional music stores.

"If you think about bands that are struggling or smaller than Green Day ... to think that to get record your out in places like that, but they won't carry it because of the content and you have to censor yourself," he said. "I mean, what does that say to a young kid whose trying to speak his mind making a record for the first time? It's like a game that you have to play. You have to refuse to play it."

Watch Green Day's 'American Idiot' music video below: