Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticLittle Simz has become a bona fide star in her native England, but conquering America has run into a roadblock.
The acclaimed hip-hop artist said Tuesday that she is canceling a U.S. tour that was to begin in May due to a lack of resources as an independent artist that would create a “huge deficit” for her if she carried out the shows as planned.“Hey guys, due to unforeseen circumstances I’ve been left with no option but to reschedule my US tour,” the artist wrote in a statement. “I take my live shows seriously and would only want to give you guys nothing but the best of me.
Being an independent artist, I pay for everything encompassing my live performances out of my own pocket and touring the U.S.
for a month would leave me in a huge deficit.” Tour dates in America, which still had active ticket links on her website as of Wednesday afternoon, were to have started on May 1 in Portland and continued through a May 25 wrap-up at New York’s Webster Hall, with stops along the way at venues including the Novo in Los Angeles and the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York.“As much as this pains me to not see you at this time, I’m just not able to put myself through that mental stress,” she continued in her statement, posted on social media. “It’s important for me to speak my truth about this and be honest.
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