Canadian pop star Shawn Mendes has canceled the remainder of his Wonder World Tour to address his mental health, the singer announced in an Instagram post on Wednesday.
“After talking more with my team and working with an amazing group of health professionals, it became more clear that I needed to take the time I never personally took to ground myself and come back stronger,” the 23-year-old wrote the singer.
“Unfortunately I have to cancel the remaining North American and UK/Europe tour dates.”
More than 70 shows were cancelled, including four in Canada: two shows in Toronto on July 31 and August 2 and two shows in Montreal on August 15 and 16.
The canceled concerts would have continued until mid-2023. To date, only seven concerts of his tour have been performed, including concerts in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg.
Mendes, who was born in Pickering, Ontario, assured fans that the canceled tour will not affect his plans to make new music or perform on stage again in the future.
“I promise I’ll be back as soon as I find the right time to heal,” he wrote.
Earlier this month, Mendes told fans he would be taking three weeks off from touring, postponing a string of US shows, saying he had “reached a breaking point” after touring constantly since he was 15.
The singer has long been open about his mental health issues and said he hopes his honesty will help and empower others.
In 2018, he told Tom Power, host of CBC’s q, about writing music to cope with anxiety.
“The only way for progression to happen is by talking about it and by letting everybody talk about it,” Mendes said. “It’s just becoming a more normal thing and hopefully in 10 years no one’s really worried about it.”
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