Lewis Capaldi Cancels All Upcoming Tour Dates to ‘Adjust to the Impact’ of His Tourette’s Syndrome Diagnosis
usmagazine.comHot off his headlining gig at the Glastonbury Music Festival on Saturday, June 24, Lewis Capaldi announced he won’t be returning to the stage any time soon.“The fact that this probably won’t come as a surprise doesn’t make it any easier to write, but I’m very sorry to let you know I’m going to be taking a break from touring for the foreseeable future,” the “Before You Go” singer, 26, wrote in an Instagram statement on Tuesday, June 27.Capaldi was scheduled to play over 20 shows across Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, the Philippines, South Korea, Iceland, the U.K., Spain, Germany, Greece, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates through the end of October.
He released his sophomore album, Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent, last month.Having recently taken a three-week break from performing ahead of his Glastonbury appearance, Capaldi hoped the hiatus would help “sort me out.” He went on to explain that he’s “still learning to adjust to the impact of my Tourette’s [syndrome] and on Saturday it became obvious that I need to spend much more time getting my mental and physical health in order, so I can keep doing everything I love for a long time to come.”The Scotland native revealed he was diagnosed with the nervous system disorder — which, according to Mayo Clinic, sees people experience repetitive movements or unwanted sounds, a.k.a.
tics, that can’t be easily controlled. While performing his song “Someone You Loved” at the U.K. musical festival on Saturday, Capaldi lost his voice and asked to crowd to help him finish singing the 2019 track.One fan praised the Grammy nominee for his honesty and the crowd for supporting him. “As his Tourette’s overwhelmed him, and he needed a break thousands of voices lifted
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