The shows are in support of acclaimed album A Feast Of Consequences, which was released last year. Fish says: "I talked to Robin today and he asked me to say thanks for all your messages. He's been told he'll be contagious for another six days, with doctors' advice to do nothing and heal for the next two weeks.

"The blood infection has been caught in time and he is now on antibiotics. The worst thing is that he has a large pustule in his ear, which would have meant he could not have used his in-ear monitor system and would have had to resort to old fashioned wedges if there had been any possibility of gigs. He's in a lot of pain still, but this particular spot is the most aggravating and he just has to let it disappear in time."