Hollywood star cancels U.S. tour, citing ‘very low' ticket sales

Kiefer Sutherland has canceled the U.S. leg of his "Love Will Bring You Home" tour, offering a blunt explanation rarely heard from touring artists: Not enough people bought tickets.

"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 a statement posted to social media Saturday, May 16. "I don't think it's fair to the people who have bought tickets, or the venues, to play to half empty houses."

The actor and musician said refunds would be available at the point of purchase and that he hoped to tour the United States again "at a more suitable time."

Sutherland, best known for "24," "The Lost Boys" and "Designated Survivor," has spent the past decade building a second career as a country and Americana performer. On previous tours, he performed at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco and the Mystic Theatre in Petaluma.

In a 2017 Chronicle interview, he said he initially resisted releasing music because he was aware of "the negative stigma attached to actors doing music," but eventually realized how much he enjoyed playing his songs live.

The canceled U.S. dates were tied to his fourth album, "Grey," due May 29. On his official website, Sutherland describes the album as a more personal project, written and recorded over two years.

The cancellation comes as fans and industry watchers increasingly talk about "blue dot fever," a phrase for the empty blue seats that appear on Ticketmaster and other ticketing maps when shows have not sold well.

The term has followed a string of canceled or postponed tours this year by artists including Meghan Trainor, Zayn Malik, Post Malone and Jelly Roll, and the Pussycat Dolls.

Most artists have cited health, family obligations or creative timing.

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Sutherland, 59, was more direct.

For now, his U.K. and Ireland dates remain on the calendar. The American tour, he said, will have to wait.

"I look forward to touring the United States again at a more suitable time," Sutherland wrote. "I hope you understand."

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