Arlo Parks cancels US dates; “I’m broken”

We have been a huge fan of Arlo Parks from their debut album Collapsed in sunbeams released last February, giving us the sweet ringtones and soothing melodies to get us through a particularly dreary winter of lockdown. Since then, he has gone from strength to strength in his career, grabbing a BRIT Award as best new artist, winning the Mercury Prize and opening for artists such as Harry stylesFlorence and the machine and billie eilish on tour. Nbd!

Now, the artist is taking a big step to preserve her own mental health after 18 months on the road. Over the past week, she kicked off her US tour with dates in Canada and New York City, but has since taken to social media to let her fans know about the difficult decision she’s made to cancel certain tour dates, citing tiredness and mental health issues and explaining that he will return to the UK to recover.

As a result, fans who purchased tickets to shows in Boston, Cleveland, Chicago, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Denver and Salt Lake City will be able to request a refund and their tour will restart on September 26 in Portland.

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“I have been on the road on and off for the last 18 months, filling every spare second in between and working my butt off,” he wrote in a statement posted on his social media. “People around me started to get angry. worried, but I was eager to deliver and afraid of disappointing my fans and myself. I pushed myself sick, farther and harder than I should have.”

Then, he went on to announce the cancellation of a series of live dates, he wrote; “I don’t make decisions like this lightly, but I’m devastated and I really need to get out there, go home and take care of myself. I will do my best to make it up to you; for now, you can get rebates at your point of purchase.

“I will always be grateful to everyone who continues to show up for me, what a dream to have fans like you guys, I’ll be back, I love AP.”

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Best of luck to Arlo on his mental health journey, we’ll send him restorative energy as he heals.