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Lola Young was one of the most-anticipated musicians coming to Denver this fall, but the November 28 date at the Fillmore Auditorium is officially canceled.
The singer announced on Instagram that she was stepping back from performing in order to focus on her health. The news was somewhat expected, since Young had collapsed on stage during her performance at the All Things Go festival in New York on September 27. Before the unspecified medical incident happened, Young had told the audience she’d “had a tricky couple of days.” She had to cancel a show in New Jersey a few days before, with her manager, Nick Shymansky, posting that he recommended she forgot the show as a “protective measure to keep her safe.” (Shymansky also managed Amy Winehouse.)
In her Instagram announcement on September 30, Young stated that she was “going away for a while.”
“It pains me to say I have to cancel everything for the foreseeable future,” she wrote. “Thank you all for the love and support. I’m so sorry to let anyone down who has bought a ticket to see me, it hurts me more than you know. Obviously you will be entitled to a full refund.”
The singer added, “I really hope you’ll give me a second chance once I’ve had some time to work on myself and come back stronger. Love you all, Lola x”
Young, who hails from London, has had a breakout year, making major waves with her Coachella debut this year and performances on late-night shows featuring her platinum-certified single “Messy.” She just released her third studio album, I’m Only F**King Myself, in June, and began a tour that month across Europe before heading to New York for All Things Go. The North American tour had her slated to play seventeen shows from November 1 to December 6.
She has been open about her struggles with mental health, including being diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder at seventeen years old, as well as a long-term addiction to cocaine that she sought treatment for last year. Not long after, she opened up about the challenges of fame to the Guardian: “Being famous is a byproduct of doing something well, in any field. Obviously, it’s been different than what I expected it to be, but I continue on the journey because I love doing what I do.”
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