Demi Lovato Cancels Tour Dates “To Protect My Health” & Postpones Start Of ‘It’s Not That Deep Tour’: “I Have Overextended What May Be Possible”

Demi Lovato is protecting her mental health and, in doing so, was forced to cancel several tour dates and postpone the beginning of her tour.

via: Rolling Stone

Demi Lovato has canceled five shows and pushed back the start of her upcoming tour in support of It’s Not That Deep after realizing she “overextended what may be possible” when it came to her 23-show tour.

It will now kick off in Orlando on April 13. Previously planned stops in Nashville, Atlanta, Las Vegas, Denver, and Charlotte, North Carolina have been canceled.

“My Lovatics — I am so excited to get back on stage this year and visit you in as many cities as I can,” Lovato wrote on Instagram on Tuesday morning. “While starting to prepare for the tour, I realized that I have overextended what may be possible. To protect my health, and ensure I can give you my all at each show, I need to build in more time to rest and rehearse and ultimately adjust to a schedule with some more time off that will allow me to handle the entire run of the tour.”

Addressing fans in the cities that have been removed from the tour, Lovato added, “I am so sad to say that I will no longer be able to see you on this tour and I am so sorry to those who planned to be there.”

Those who purchased tickets through Ticketmaster and AXS will be issued refunds automatically, while those who bought tickets on a third-party reseller website, like StubHub, SeatGeek or VividSeats, will need to contact the vendor to request a refund.

Lovato announced the It’s Not That Deep tour back in October, to accompany her ninth studio album, which Lovato has described as a return to her electronic-pop roots. Accompanying her on the road will be Adéla, whom Lovato called “an absolute star that is going to blow your mind.”

It’s Not That Deep Updated Tour Dates

April 13 – Orlando, FL @ Kia Center

April 16 – Washington, D.C. @ Capital One Arena

April 18 – Philadelphia, PA @ Xfinity Mobile Arena

April 20 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena

April 22 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden

April 24 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden Arena

April 27 – Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena

April 29 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena

May 1 – Chicago, IL @ United Center

May 2 – Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center

May 9 – Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center

May 11 – San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center

May 13 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena

May 16 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Kia Forum

May 19 – Glendale, AZ @ Desert Diamond Arena

May 22 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center

May 24 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center

May 25 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center