Lola Young suffered a medical issue on stage at the All Things Go Music Festival at Forest Hills Stadium
Lola Young cancelled a gig in Washington, D.C. a day after collapsing onstage during a show in New York.
The 24-year-old singer suffered a medical issue while singing Conceited at the All Things Go Music Festival at Forest Hills Stadium, New York City, on Saturday and was taken backstage by medical staff.
She went on to pull out of her planned performance at the Washington, D.C. leg of the festival on Sunday.
In a statement posted on Instagram, she wrote: “I’m sorry to confirm that I won’t be playing All Things Go in DC today. I love this job and I never take my commitments and audience for granted so I’m sorry to those who will be disappointed by this.
“I hope you’ll all give me another chance in the future. Thank you to all those who listen and care. To all the people that love to be mean online, pls give me a day off.”
After her collapse in New York, Lola told fans she was doing ok, writing in a social media update: ” “Hi, for anyone who saw my set at All Things Go today, I am doing OK now. Thank you for all of your support, Lola xxx.”
Speaking before the medical incident, Lola told the crowd in New York she’d had a tough couple of days.
She said: “Sometimes life can really make you feel like you can’t continue, but you know what, today I woke up and I made the decision to come here, and I wanted to be cool … and sometimes life can throw you lemons, and you just gotta make lemonade.”
Lola’s health crisis came just a day after she pulled out of another gig – at Audacy’s We Can Survive concert – with her manager Nick Shymansky explaining on Instagram Stories that the singer had done so “due to a sensitive matter”.
Earlier this month, Lola reflected on her “struggle” with sobriety after checking into rehab last year to address her drug addiction.
She told the Guardian newspaper: “It’s been a struggle – I’ve definitely had to work on some internal healing while grappling with touring and stuff …
“I’ve had to be away for a bit while battling with things. But it teaches you a lot, being addicted to substances. It makes you more empathetic about other people that have gone through that. It’s just a constant journey.”
The Big Brown Eyes singer went on to explain she feels “very grateful and appreciative” to have been given the chance to access help and support.
She said: “A lot of people don’t have the privilege of being able to do that. A lot of people suffer from addiction, and a lot of people are in that personal journey [to recovery].
“Anyone who knows that feeling will know it’s not linear, it’s always up and down, but it’s down to dysregulation of dopamine … coming out as ADHD as well and being diagnosed, that’s been hard to deal with.”