Demi Lovato cancels five shows on her tour to ‘protect my health’

Demi Lovato has canceled five concerts on her upcoming tour, It’s Not That Deep, to give herself more time to “rest and rehearse.”

The 33-year-old singer revealed that she’s pushing back the start date of the tour on her Instagram Story Tuesday. It was set to begin on April 8 in Charlotte, North Carolina; however, it will now kick off April 13 in Orlando, Florida.

“My Lovatics - I am so excited to get back on stage this year and visit you in as many cities as I can,” she wrote, addressing her fans. “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.”

The Disney Channel alum went on to share the five stops on her tour that would be cut.

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“Charlotte, Nashville, Atlanta, Las Vegas, and Denver - 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,” she continued, “Orlando - we are moving your show to April 13th and will kick off there.”

Initially, the “Confident” singer was scheduled to perform in Charlotte, North Carolina, on April 8, Atlanta, Georgia, on April 12, Nashville, Tennessee, on April 14, Denver, Colorado, on May 5, and Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 8.

In her Instagram Story, Lovato noted that refunds for the canceled shows are already being processed if tickets were bought through Ticketmaster or AXS. However, fans who got tickets from a third-party reseller, like StubHub or SeatGeek, have to reach out to the site for a refund.

“Additional tickets are available on demilovato.com/tour. I am so excited for this tour and am looking forward to seeing so many of your faces singing with me!” the actor concluded. “Thank you for your support always. I love you and I cannot wait to see you soon.”

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Lovato’s It’s Not That Deep tour is set to run from April 13 until May 25, in multiple cities across the U.S., including Los Angeles, California, Manhattan, New York, Boston, Massachusetts, and Seattle, Washington. She’ll also do a concert in Toronto, Ontario in April, with her last show taking place in Houston, Texas.

Before the upcoming event, the last time Lovato went on tour was in 2022, with a 34-show run to support her eighth album, Holy Fvck. The tour ran from August 13 to November 10 of that year.

However, the Camp Rock alum has previously spoken about the challenges of touring. “It takes a toll on your body,” she told The Hollywood Reporter in 2024. “I’m not 15 anymore.”

In October, Lovato released her ninth album, It’s Not That Deep, which The Independent’s Helen Brown gave four out of five stars.

“There’s a lot of human heart pumping beneath the bangers here. Be prepared for your mascara/fire-pit kohl to get smudgy,” Brown wrote. “Because It’s Not That Deep actually sounds like the work of a woman who’s done some serious digging in order to party this hard.”