Singer Arlo Parks, winner of the Mercury prize and Brit awards, has cancelled a string of concert events, saying her psychological well being has “deteriorated to a debilitating place”.
Parks introduced on social media that she had determined to scrap a few of her US tour dates and fly residence to London for a interval of relaxation and restoration.
It comes days after fellow Brit award winner Sam Fender additionally cancelled a sequence of upcoming reveals to take care of his psychological well being after changing into “burnt out”.
Parks’s profile has grown exponentially for the reason that debut of her first EP, Tremendous Unhappy Technology, in April 2019.
Final yr was the 22-year-old singer’s breakout yr, throughout which she launched a critically acclaimed debut album, Collapsed in Sunbeams, and took residence each the Mercury prize and the award for greatest new artist on the Brits.
She additionally launched into a global tour, opening for acts equivalent to Harry Types and Billie Eilish.
Addressing her followers, Parks wrote: “I’ve been on the highway on and off for the final 18 months, filling each spare second in between and dealing myself to the bone.
“The folks round me began to get apprehensive however I used to be anxious to ship and afraid to disappoint my followers and myself. I pushed myself unhealthily, additional and more durable than I ought to’ve.”
Asserting the cancellation of a number of upcoming reveals, she added: “I don’t take selections like this calmly however I’m damaged and I really want to step out, go residence and care for myself.
“I’ll do the whole lot I can to make this as much as you – for now you may get refunds at your level of buy.
“I’m eternally grateful to everybody who continues to indicate up for me, what a dream to have followers such as you guys – I’ll be again – love AP.”
She stated she intends to restart her tour on the Crystal Ballroom venue in Portland, Oregon on 26 September.