British pop singer Lola Young canceled several U.S. appearances after collapsing during a performance in New York City over the weekend.
The 24-year-old, whose breakout hit “Messy” topped charts worldwide earlier this year, fainted mid-song at the All Things Go festival at Forest Hills Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 27.
Fan videos showed Young signaling to her band before falling backward to the stage floor. Crew members rushed to her side and escorted her offstage. Moments later, fellow performer Remi Wolf, a Palo Alto native, told the crowd, “My friend Lola is backstage, and she’s OK.”
Young later reassured fans herself.
“Hi, for anyone who saw my set at All Things Go today, I am doing OK now,” she wrote on Instagram.
But the following day, she canceled her scheduled set at the festival’s Washington, D.C., stop.
“I love this job and I never take my commitments and audience for granted,” she wrote. “To all the people that love to be mean online, pls give me a day off.”
The cancellations marked her second and third scrapped performances in three days. On Friday, Sept. 26, she withdrew from Audacy’s We Can Survive concert in Newark, N.J.
Her manager, Nick Shymansky – who previously managed Amy Winehouse – explained that the team sometimes must “take protective measures to keep her safe.”
“She is an incredible person and always takes her fans, career and performances seriously,” wrote Shymansky on social media. “I can only send huge apologies for the inconvenience caused.”
Young, who has spoken openly about her struggles with mental health, addressed the crowd before collapsing, telling fans she had endured a “tricky couple of days.”
“Sometimes life can throw you lemons, and you just gotta make lemonade,” she said.
The singer is scheduled to perform Dec. 4 at San Francisco’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, though her representatives have not commented on whether that show will proceed.
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