Lewis Capaldi cancels shows until Glastonbury to 'rest and recover'

Lewis Capaldi has cancelled a bid of upcoming gigs to "rest and recover" implicit concerns astir his health.

The Scottish vocalist said helium was struggling "mentally and physically" and wanted to beryllium astatine his champion and instrumentality to the signifier astatine Glastonbury connected 24 June.

Capaldi, 26, had been scheduled to play concerts successful Glasgow, Dublin, London and Norway implicit the coming weeks.

In an Instagram post, helium said helium needed a interruption from touring successful bid to beryllium "Lewis from Glasgow for a bit".

Capaldi's caller 2nd album, Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent, became the fastest-selling of the year, with much than 95,000 income successful the 7 days aft its release.

Capaldi said: "It's been specified an unthinkable clip starring into this caller album, and seeing each the enactment from everyone has been beyond I could person ever dreamed of.

"That said, the past fewer months person been afloat connected some mentally and physically, I haven't been location decently since Christmas and astatine the infinitesimal I americium struggling to get to grips with it all.

"I request to instrumentality a infinitesimal to remainder and recover, to beryllium astatine my champion and acceptable for Glastonbury, and each of the different unthinkable shows coming up truthful that I'm capable to proceed doing what I emotion for a agelong clip to come."

Capaldi said helium was "extremely atrocious for the impact" of the cancellations connected fans who had booked question and accommodation for the gigs.

He said: "Its an honour to get to beryllium up present and bash this for and to header a festival inactive is intelligence to me."

Capaldi's archetypal album, Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent, sold much than immoderate different successful the UK successful 2019 and besides went connected to beryllium the biggest seller of 2020.