Lewis Capaldi CANCELS all work commitments to ‘rest and recover’ for Glastonbury 

Lewis Capaldi has canceled all ‘rest and recovery’ work commitments for Glastonbury.

The Scottish singer, 26, recently opened up about his mental health issues and Tourette’s syndrome in the new Netflix documentary How I’m Feeling Now.

Lewis explained that he needs time to focus on his health ahead of Britain’s biggest music festival, which means he will miss performances at Capital’s Summertime Ball, among others.

The Someone You Loved hitmaker wrote on Instagram on Monday: “Hello everyone, hope you are well. This is a very difficult message, and it pains me a lot to have to type it.

“But I am very sorry to say that from now on I have to cancel all commitments until I play at Glastonbury on June 24.

“It’s been such an incredible time leading up to this new album, and seeing all the support from everyone is more than I could have ever dreamed of.”

Lewis continued: ‘Having said that the last few months have been busy both mentally and physically, I haven’t really been home since Christmas and at the moment I’m struggling to get the hang of it all.

“I need to take some time to rest and recover, to be at my best and ready for Glastonbury and all the other incredible shows coming up so I can continue doing what I love for a long time to come.

“I need to take these three weeks to be Lewis from Glasgow, spend some time with my family and friends and do the normal things that are important to feel better. I hope everyone understands.

“I know many of you will have spent money on travel or hotels, which I appreciate more than ever with how difficult the economy is right now, so I am deeply sorry for the impact this will have.

“The fact that you are willing to come out and give your time, money and love to these shows is beyond comprehension and I feel incredibly lucky. I get all the help and support I need from the incredible people around me that I am so thankful for.

He signed off by saying, “I don’t take any of this for granted and can’t wait to do it again. All my love, Lewis x’

Glastonbury Festival takes place from Wednesday 21 June 2023 to Sunday 25 June 2023.

The organizers have officially confirmed that all performers will appear on stage, with Lewis on Saturday.

It comes after a concert with Lewis that was due to take place in Dublin on Monday evening was postponed at the last minute.

The pop star was set to headline FM104’s The Gig at the 3Olympia Theater but had to pull out due to illness.

In a statement on Sunday evening, FM104 said: ‘Unfortunately we have made the very difficult decision to postpone FM104’s The Gig tomorrow night. Lewis is unable to attend due to illness and he is deeply sorry to have to let you all down.

‘He will make a personal donation of £50,000 to the ISPCC. All ticket holders will be contacted as well as all refund information available from the point of purchase. We wish our good friend Lewis a speedy recovery.’

Lewis would make a handful of intimate low-key gigs in the UK before touring and playing major summer festivals, including Glastonbury and Reading.

Lewis’s fans burst into tears as he candidly discussed how his mental health issues nearly ended his career.

In his emotional document, the musician tells how the pressure after the success of his first album, Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent, caused “terrifying” panic attacks.

Lewis, who was diagnosed with Gilles de la Tourette after doctors noticed his uncontrollable shoulder twitches, also discussed being a hypochondriac.

Hypochondriasis causes patients to feel extreme anxiety about their health, including worrying that they are or may become seriously ill.

The Scottish singer said: ‘I’ve always been a hypochondriac. I’ve been obsessed, if there’s something wrong with me, I’m like, “F**k, I’m going to die.”

“I went to a therapist and she said, ‘Don’t you think that has something to do with the fact that your grandmother and your aunt both died when you were three and four, within a year.’

Lewis described how his anxiety manifested itself in a shrug that would become so severe while writing songs that he had to put his second album on hold.

After his Someone You Love was a huge hit, Lewis doubted himself if he could ever recreate the magic when he was writing in lockdown.

He says, ‘I’m not confident in my abilities as a songwriter and I think that will get worse the more successful I am.

“The twitching I have gets worse when I sit down to play the piano. Physically painful. And I get really short of breath and it’s like my back is killing me if I start doing it. That’s quite frightening.’

Lewis’s anxiety mounted and he started having terrible panic attacks as he struggled to deal with the magnitude of his success.

He says to the documentary makers: ‘I am completely detached from reality. I can’t breathe, I can’t feel the breath going in. I get dizzy, I feel like something is happening in my head and I sweat.

My whole body starts doing what my shoulder is doing and I start having convulsions. Either I feel like I’m stuck like this forever, or I’m going to die.

“It’s a very normal reaction to this for me. When you get into this situation, you get something like this, especially if you’re already an anxious person, which I think I was.

“I never had the pressure that caused me to explode completely, but we’re here now, so we just have to deal with it.”