Yusuf, who was recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame, said in a posting on Facebook on Wednesday that fans
had alerted him to exorbitant ticket prices demanded by some
websites for tickets, so he had decided to cancel the event.
"My fans will understand and I thank them for informing me about
the extortionate ticket prices already being listed on some
websites," the British-born singer wrote.
"I have been a longtime supporter of paperless tickets to my
shows worldwide and avoiding scalpers."
Yusuf's show was part of an international six-city tour that
will be his first in the United States since 1976. He is
scheduled to play in Toronto on December 1, followed by a
five-event trip through the United States starting in
Philadelphia.
Yusuf's first new studio album in five years, "Tell 'Em I'm
Gone", will be released on October 27, his record label Sony
said last month.
(Reporting by Curtis Skinner in San Francisco; Editing by Gareth
Jones)
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