Pop star Chappell Roan has cancelled her appearance at All Things Go in an emotional statement.
On 27 September, a day before her first performance at the music festival, the singer-songwriter took to her Instagram Story to share the news.
“I apologise to the people who have been waiting to see me in NYC & DC this weekend at All Things Go, but I am unable to perform,” she wrote in a now-deleted story.
“Things have gotten overwhelming over the past few weeks and I am really feeling it. I feel pressures to prioritise a lot of things right now and I need a few days to prioritise my health.
“I want to be present when I perform and give the best shows possible. Thank you for understanding. Be back soon xox.”
All Things Go also addressed the situation with a supportive statement on Instagram.
“We’re heartbroken to announce that Chappell Roan will no longer be performing at this year’s festival,” they wrote.
“All Things Go strongly supports artists prioritising their well-being, and we ask our community to rally around Chappell Roan with love and understanding. Let’s continue to show the world that music fans support not just art, but the artist themselves.”
We support you Chappell Roan pic.twitter.com/LmNgwY2MlP
— All Things Go (@AllThingsGo) September 27, 2024
Since the release of her pop anthem ‘Good Luck, Babe!’, Chappell has catapulted to mainstream superstardom.
The openly queer talent’s 2023 debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, subsequently began to climb the worldwide charts; it recently hit number one in the UK, Ireland and New Zealand, and currently sits in the number two spot on the Billboard 200.
While Chappell’s star has deservedly reached new heights, transitioning from an emerging singer-songwriter to a full-fledged pop icon has not been easy.
In recent months, she has remained an open book about her rising popularity and the downfalls that have come with it, including the lack of privacy.
“People have started to be freaks –– like, [they] follow me and know where my parents live, and where my sister works. All this weird shit,“ she revealed on Drew Afuaolo’s on The Comment Section podcast.
“I’m just kind of in this battle. I’ve pumped the brakes on, honestly, anything to make me more known. It’s kind of a forest fire right now. I’m not trying to go do a bunch of s**t.”
Chappell gave further insight into her relationship with fame a month later when she called out some of her fans for their stalking behaviour.
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“I need you to answer questions,“ she said in one of two TikTok videos. “If you saw a random woman on the street, would you yell at her from your car window? Would you harass her in public? Would you go up to a random lady and say, ‘Can I get a photo with you?'”
In the second video, the young talent continued to explain that she doesn’t care that abuse and harassment and stalking“ is normalised for people in the spotlight, and that “this crazy type of behaviour comes along with the job or the career field I’ve chosen”.
Lastly, in a recent interview with The Guardian, Chappell revealed that she had been diagnosed with severe depression, which she attributed to her meteoric rise.
“If I want to go thrifting, I have to book security and prepare myself that this is not going to be normal. Going to the park, pilates, yoga – how do I do this in a safe way where I’m not going to be stalked or harassed,“ she told the news outlet.
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