Pearl Jam were forced to cancel a gig in Vienna on Wednesday (20.

The 'Jeremy’ hitmakers acknowledged the “horrible timing” of pulling the plug on a gig hours before the band were due to perform, but insisted there was no other solution because the 57-year-old frontman hadn’t fully recovered from the problems caused by the “extreme circumstances” of playing an outdoor gig in France at a time where the hot weather had sparked a series of fires.

They said, in a lengthy statement shared on their social media channels: “To all those who were anticipating a great Pearl Jam show tonight in Vienna, we were too."

However, due to the extreme circumstances at the last outdoor site outside of Paris (heat, dust, and smoke from the fires), our singer Ed Vedder’s throat was left damaged.

He has seen doctors and had treatment, but as of yet, his vocal cords have not recovered.