United Kingdom, Sept. 16 -- Jimmy Eat World has made the decision to cancel two festival gigs, after their frontman had emergency surgery for a detached retina.

The rock band had been due to perform in Mexico City on September 13 on their Warped Tour, but prior taking to the stage, frontman Jim Adkins "noticed a shadow cloud creeping in on my vision".

After doing some research, he knew he "had to seek medical help immediately" and, upon examination, it was discovered that he had "a detached retina and needed surgery ASAP".

A detached retina means the layer of tissue at the back of the eye has pulled away from its normal position, and needs to be surgically corrected.

In the statement on Instagram, Jim wrote: "Per doctor's orders, atte...