However, Nic\'s voice was not 100% so he sought specialist advice in London on Friday, 13 October where he was given the unfortunate news that he has developed nodules on his vocal chords as a result of returning to the live arena before he had completely recovered. The doctor advised that Nic stop singing immediately. A second specialist opinion was sought later that day, which confirmed the original advice. It was with great reluctance that the decision was made late on Friday evening to postpone the next two weeks of European shows.

The good news is that the nodules are small and with rest and treatment they should disappear completely. Nic will now spend the next two weeks in London undergoing specialist treatment before recommencing their world touring schedule in support of new album Shine On, which was released last week.

Jet would like to apologise to those fans who have already purchased tickets, and the band has vowed to make up all missed shows. Drummer Chris Cester states an official appology:

\"On behalf of the whole band, I just wanted to write a message to those who had tickets to the European dates we\'ve had to cancel. There isn\'t much more I can say other than that we are so sorry we\'ve had to do this. Everyone is extremely frustrated, no-one more so than Nic. I know that everyone in the band was looking forward to this leg of the tour immensely, as we\'ve been trying our hardest to make up for the dates we had to cancel last time, due to our father falling ill. We\'re so excited to be playing new songs and it\'s a huge disappointment to have to wait this out again...so soon after cancelling those American dates as well. However, it is important to mention that we all feel this is a necessary evil, because ultimately, we just want Nic to return to full health, so that we can make up the dates ...we\'d rather wait until we were 100% ready to deliver, and make the show something memorable, so thank you all for your understanding, we will see you all soon!\"

The following dates have been postponed and will be re-scheduled.

14 October - Elysee Montmatre, Paris
15 October - Melkweg, Amsterdam
16 October - Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg
17 October - Postbahnhof, Berlin
19 October - Muffathalle, Munich
20 October - New Age Club, Treviso
21 October - Rolling Stone, Milan
22 October - City Halle, Winterhur
24 October - Razzamataza, Barcelona
25 October - Arena, Madrid

Tickets for original shows will be valid for re-scheduled dates.