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Artist News Gigs & Festivals
Fever Ray cancels tour dates
By Andy Malt | Published on Thursday 30 August 2018
Fever Ray, aka Karin Dreijer, has announced that she is cancelling all upcoming live performances. She explained in a statement that increased anxiety and panic attacks recently have led to the decision.
Earlier this month, a performance at the Sziget Festival in Hungary was cancelled at the last minute. At the time it was said that this was “due to illness”, although Dreijer has now gone into more detail.
“Many of you know already that I’ve been struggling with general anxiety and panic attacks for a long time”, she explained on Facebook. “For seven years I did not enter the stage, for five years I did not enter an aeroplane. It is a disorder that always lurks in the shadows that I have had to work carefully with and around … I never really know when it will strike or how much it will affect me”.
“I am very thankful for the past seven months, that I have been able to tour and to meet you wonderful and amazing people”, she continued. “The last month though has been rough and my anxiety has started to escalate. I will now have to take a break from touring to take care of myself and restore my health. We are cancelling the forthcoming shows this autumn. It is a difficult decision because I love my band and my crew, and I am so grateful for the love we have received from all of you when doing this show. Hope to see you soon”.
The cancellations include UK shows in London and Manchester, which had been scheduled for early November. She will also not perform at this year’s Iceland Airwaves festival.
