by Donald Glover announced on social media on Friday that he would be canceling the remainder of his Childish Gambino tour dates due to a health issue.
In a post on
“After I was assessed, it became clear that I would not be performing that night, and after further testing, I was unable to perform the remainder of the US tour within the allotted time,” he wrote. “As of now, I have surgery scheduled and need time to heal.”
The news comes a month after Glover shared in a post on X that he had to postpone the tour to “focus” on his physical health.
Glover did not reveal any additional information about his specific health issues in his statement Friday. A spokesperson for Glover did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The Grammy Award-winning “This Is America” singer called the decision to cancel tour dates in North America, Britain and Europe “difficult.” But he wrote: “My road to recovery is something I need to tackle seriously.”
All tickets will be refunded, he said.
Fans were surprised and excited to see Childish Gambino back on stage after Glover announced a new tour in May.
Glover, who helped create and starred in a “Mr. & Mrs. Smith’s reboot of the series for Amazon Prime, had previously said his 2018 tour would be “the last Childish Gambino tour ever.”
In May, Glover released the album ‘Atavista’, a reworked version of his 2020 project ‘3.15.20’. He then announced the tour, set to begin in August, called ‘The New World Tour’. “Bando Stone & the New World,” his latest Childish Gambino album, was released in July.
Glover has several other upcoming projects in the works, including Peacock’s “Community: The Movie” and “Mufasa: The Lion King.”
In his post on Friday, the artist asked for “love, privacy and support” as he focuses on his health.
Daysia Tolentino contributed.
