Shawn Mendes has cancelled the remainder of his ‘Wonder’ world tour.
The Canadian singer postponed the tour earlier this month, after revealing his mental health had hit a “breaking point”.
The 23-year-old has since announced his decision to cancel the rest of the tour dates in the US and Europe, telling fans he has to make his health his “first priority”.
He wrote in a statement shared on Instagram: “As you guys know, I had to postpone the past few weeks of shows since I wasn’t totally prepared for the toll that being back on the road would take on me.”
“I started this tour excited to finally get back to playing live after a long break due to the pandemic, but the reality is I was not at all ready for how difficult touring would be after this time away.
“After speaking more with my team and working with an incredible group of health professionals, it has become more clear that I need to take the time I’ve never taken personally, to ground myself and come back stronger.”
“I unfortunately have to cancel the rest of the tour dates in North America, and the UK/Europe.”
Shawn continued: “We were hopeful that I might be able to pick up with the rest of the dates after some much needed time off, but at this time I have to put my health as my first priority.
“This doesn’t mean I won’t be making new music, and I can’t wait to see you on tour in the future.”
“I know you all have been waiting so long to see these shows, and it breaks my heart to tell you this, but I promise I will be back as soon as I’ve taken the right time to heal.”
“I love you all and thank you all so much for supporting me and sticking by me on this journey,” he added.
The singer’s tour, ‘Wonder: The World Tour’ kicked off in Portland last month, and was scheduled to run through until August 2023.
In April, Shawn shared a length tweet, as he revealed he often asks himself “what it is that I should be doing with my life.”
In a follow-up tweet, he reassured fans that all was well, writing: “I’m honestly so okay! I just wanna communicate with you guys in a real honest way. so I just typed I big old note out for you lol.”
