Ex-Jam frontman Paul Weller was hospitalized this past weekend suffering from chronic tonsillitis and quinsy (peritonsillar abscess). His statement to NME is indicating that the Modfather has had to cancel his upcoming UK and Irish shows as a result:

"Paul Weller has had to cancel his forthcoming British and Irish tour due to a serious throat infection. Originally it was thought that only the first few shows in November would be affected but after seeing a specialist Paul was admitted to hospital suffering from chronic tonsillitis and quinsy (Peritonsillar abscess). He is expected to be in hospital for a few days. Paul would like to apologise to his fans, but due to his condition the decision had to be made to cancel the shows. A statement on ticketing and dates will be made shortly."