"I look forward to touring the United States again at a more suitable time. I hope you understand," he said
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NEED TO KNOW
- Kiefer Sutherland canceled his U.S. tour after completing a successful European leg promoting his fourth album, Grey
- The actor and musician cited low ticket sales and promised refunds for fans who purchased tickets
- Sutherland described Grey as his most personal album yet
Actor and musician Kiefer Sutherland has canceled the U.S. leg of his upcoming tour, citing low ticket sales in a message shared with fans on social media.
"With great disappointment I am going to have to cancel the US leg of my tour due to very low ticket sales," Sutherland wrote in the statement, posted to his Instagram. "I don't think it's fair to the people who have bought tickets, or the venues, to play to half empty houses."
The Stand By Me star added, "I look forward to touring the United States again at a more suitable time. I hope you understand."
Sutherland, 59, also noted that "Refunds will be available from point of purchase."
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The announcement comes as the actor continues promoting his fourth studio album, Grey, and follows a recent stretch of performances across Europe.
Just days earlier, Sutherland shared an update from the road in an Instagram video after wrapping the European portion of the tour.
"We played our last show in Europe in Belgium last night," he said in the clip posted Tuesday, May 12. "I wanted to take a moment and thank all the venues and all of the audiences, you guys were amazing. We are now playing in the U.K. for the next month."
While Sutherland is widely known for starring as Jack Bauer on 24 and President Tom Kirkman on Designated Survivor, he has spent the last several years building a parallel career in country music.
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Earlier this year, Sutherland announced plans to tour in support of Grey, which he described on his website as a deeply personal project.
"To begin, I want to express how happy and excited I am to be releasing my fourth album, ‘Grey’,” he wrote. “The songs were written and recorded over a two-year period from 2024 to 2026. In many ways these songs mark a growth for me personally, as I wrote less about observations and more about personal feelings that I have been navigating in my own life.”
He also reflected on the album’s single “Simpler Time,” calling it “a reflection on my youth and the memory of a time that felt more reliable culturally, socially and politically.”
“I am aware that the memory of one’s youth is often seen through rose tinted glasses,” Sutherland added, “but in this instance, personally, I don’t think so.”
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Sutherland previously opened up to PEOPLE about his initial reluctance to pursue music professionally, acknowledging the skepticism often surrounding actors who release albums.
“I had no intention of making an album. I hear about an actor wanting to do music and my eyes roll back too,” he told PEOPLE. “I’m completely aware of the stigma and that’s why I never did it.”
The actor said music had been part of his life since he was a teenager and explained that his debut album, Down in a Hole, came together gradually after encouragement from collaborators.
“I went up to Jude’s studio to record them and we did two songs in the first couple of days,” Sutherland recalled. “At the end he said, ‘I really like your songs and they are clearly yours. You should do them. You should make a record.’ I laughed at him and said, ‘That’s never going to happen,’ and somehow we had a few drinks and at the end of that night, it seemed like a better idea.”
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