The musician introduced he was suspending three weeks of dates in July.
Shawn Mendes is canceling the remainder of his Marvel world tour dates, the singer introduced on Wednesday.
In an announcement posted to his Instagram, Mendes shared that he would “sadly” should cancel all of the North American, U.Okay. and European dates of the tour, which was set to kick off in June.
“After talking with my crew and dealing with an unimaginable group of well being professionals, it has develop into extra clear that I have to take the time I’ve by no means taken personally, to floor myself and are available again stronger,” the artist mentioned.
The singer famous that regardless of beginning “this tour excited to lastly get again to enjoying reside after an extended break as a result of pandemic,” he was not “in any respect prepared for the way troublesome touring can be after this time away.” The assertion mirrors the same one he made again in July when the “In My Blood” singer introduced he was suspending the primary three weeks of the tour.
The assertion additionally means that Mendes is “hopeful” he'll be capable to choose up tour dates after this psychological well being pause, however that in the end proper now he’s targeted on placing “my well being first as my precedence.”
“This doesn’t imply I gained’t be making new music, and I can’t wait to see you on tour sooner or later,” Mendes added. “I do know you all have been ready so lengthy to see these reveals, and it breaks my coronary heart to inform you this however I promise I will likely be again as quickly as I’ve taken the precise time to heal.”
Mendes, who has been touring since he was 15, launched Marvel — his newest and fourth studio album — in December 2020. The world tour was anticipated to kick off final month and run by October forward of its European leg, which was slated to launch in Could 2023.
The singer-songwriter has been open about his psychological well being up to now. Most not too long ago that was within the type of a letter to followers posted to his social media in April, through which he states that in his low factors, “I both placed on a present or conceal” and that amid his personal success, he nonetheless struggles to not really feel like he’s “failing.”
“The reality is that I’m overwhelmed and overstimulated,” he concluded. “The reality can also be that I’m okay. I’m simply tryna inform and be the reality.”