Yungblud has pulled out of his upcoming performance at the Cowboys Music Festival in Calgary, Canada, confirming that he is taking time off from touring to focus on his mental health.
His management announced the decision on July 8.
“We have reluctantly made the decision as a team to pull YUNGBLUD from The Cowboys Music Festival in Calgary this Sunday,” the statement read.
“We apologize for any disappointment this may cause, these are not decisions we take lightly.”
The 28-year-old, real name Dominic Richard Harrison, also sent a personal message to fans.
“I am currently in a place where I am working on myself and taking time off at home in the UK,” he wrote.
“I am taking this extremely seriously and looking at what happens for the long term good. I will never take any of this for granted and I will see you all soon. I love you all.”
Cowboys Music Festival responded warmly, expressing support for the singer and confirming that refund options had been sent to ticket holders.
“We want him to know and feel the true love he has here in Canada,” the festival said, wishing him “nothing but the very best at this time.”
The withdrawal comes just a week after Yungblud openly wrote about his mental health on July 1, sharing a video of himself crying on stage during a recent performance.
In a longer accompanying message, he described a year of raw emotions finally catching up with him.
“Recently I’ve been really struggling and this moment is a byproduct of my body releasing the wave of emotions that have hit me this past year that I haven’t been able to process,” he wrote.
“I’m not going to lie to you, when I came off this stage I felt elated, but 20 minutes later, when I was in the shower on my own, I had a breakdown.”
He spoke about the relentless pace of life as a touring artist and the toll online hostility had taken.
“The amount of hate and disbelief around me from strangers on the internet or bitter musicians really weighs on my heart as all I’ve tried to do for the past 10 years is spread love, build something I believe in and unite people in a safe space.”
Despite the difficulty, his message to fans was one of deep gratitude.
“To all my beautiful community reading this, I just want to tell you how lucky I feel to have you all. What an honor it is to spend this life with you.”
