Holly Humberstone has confirmed the cancellation of her European tour following a “life-threatening medical emergency” for a member of the touring party.
Humberstone, who had been on the road touring her Cruel World album, confirmed the cancellation earlier today (September 21). Posting to her social media accounts, the To Love Somebody songwriter said that the incident took place when the team were on their way to Cologne, Germany. Humberstone had initially posted a vague reason for the cancellation of her show, which was done at the time to avoid being “insensitive” to the involved parties. She has since posted an updated statement, with fans sending their love to the affected member of the touring party, who has not been named.
It means shows in Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm, Hamburg, Berlin, and Munich will no longer go ahead. Humberstone had been set to wrap up her Cruel World European leg at the end of September. She is still scheduled to be out on the road for her UK tour, kicking off in Cardiff on January 16.
Her statement reads: “Hello people of Europe. As some of you may already know, we had an issue within our team yesterday. I had to keep it vague as we didn’t want to be insensitive to the situation by airing it on the internet whilst it was still happening around us.
“A member of our touring party suffered a serious, life-threatening medical emergency yesterday morning on the bus as we arrived into Cologne. We responded and got them to a hospital quickly, and thankfully they are now stable and doing ok in the hospital. The medical team have been incredible and we can’t say enough good things about the care they’ve been given here in Cologne.
“We are a family, and it wouldn’t feel right to continue without them whilst they take the time to recover — and so, I have made the difficult decision to cancel the remainder of the EU tour and reschedule it to a time when we can all come back, together, and deliver the show we promised.
“I know this tour has been tough on the fans, and I’m deeply sorry to anyone who has travelled and taken time out of their lives to come and see the show only to be faced with a cancellation. Cancelling shows is not something I take lightly at all, and I promise that if the situation was any different, we would be on stage for you. In these circumstances, the show wouldn’t be half as good with such a core member missing, and it just doesn’t feel right to continue.
“Thank you for everything and for your understanding, I love you guys, I’m sorry, and I promise we’ll be back next year to do this properly.”
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