british artist lewis capaldi stop his tour. This was announced by the singer this Tuesday through his Instagram account after the Tourette syndrome that he suffers caused him problems a few days ago on stage to finish his concert at the glastonbury festival. The 26-year-old Scottish singer-songwriter played last Saturday at the Somerset (England) musical macro-event with visible difficulties to be able to sing and finish his repertoire of themes, which forced him to ask those gathered to help him.

Just before that concert at Glastonbury, Capaldi I had already paused in his musical activities for three weeks for health reasons. Despite this break, the musician said today in a statement that “it became obvious that I need to spend a lot more time putting my mental and physical health in order.” Capaldi, who has 26 concerts around the world pending until next October, admitted that he is still “learning to adapt to the impact of Tourette“.

He also “thanked” Glastonbury for inviting him to play, for singing with him when “he needed it” and for “all the amazing messages” they sent him afterwards, which “really mean the world” to him, he said in the note. . He recalled that he “used to be able to enjoy every second of gigs like this” (because of the one at Glastonbury weekend) and that he had hoped that “three weeks away” would “fix” him.

“But the truth is, I’m still learning how to adapt to the impact of my Tourette and on Saturday it became clear that I need to spend a lot more time getting my mental and physical health in order so that I can keep doing what I love for a long time,” he said. Capaldi, who debuted in 2018 with the acclaimed single “Someone You Loved,” He began to experience anxiety and pressure to perform shortly after achieving fame.In September 2022, after developing nervous tics, he revealed that he had been diagnosed with Tourette’s syndrome.