Grammy-nominated singer cancels his entire tour over poor ticket sales as he confesses he 'aimed too high'

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2 days ago

JP Saxe has been forced to cancel his entire tour over poor ticket sales as he confessed he 'aimed too high'.
The singer, 32, was nominated for a Grammy in 2021 for hit song If The World Was Ending, which he sang alongside his ex-girlfriend Julia Michaels.
But now, he has explained that he is struggling to venues that sit just 2,000 people and needed to sell 20,000 tickets to stop his tour from being cancelled.
Sharing updates to social media, he confessed he felt embarrassed but had been forced to cancel his American The Make Yourself At Home tour.
The tour was planned to run for 32 dates across America, starting in September and running through to the end of October.
He said: 'I'm extremely embarrassed to tell you this, but I'm going to tell you anyway. If I don't sell 20 or so thousand tickets to my tour in the next 48 hours, it's going to be cancelled.
The singer, 32, was nominated for a Grammy in 2021 for hit song If The World Was Ending which he sang alongside ex girlfriend Julia Michaels
'If we're just not in a place yet to sell out these 2,000-, 3,000-cap venues – that's fine. It's always been my goal to connect deeply, not widely, and I stand by that.
'But just in case you were waiting till the week of or night of to buy a ticket – that approach just isn't going to work, because there won't be a show to buy a ticket to.
'So whether that happens or not, I'm grateful to you for caring about my songs, and I hold on to a sliver of hope that I will see you in the fall.'
After his clip explaining the crucial situation, he confirmed that, despite an influx in sales, it wasn't enough to keep his tour afloat.
Thanking fans for selling a few thousand extra tickets, a follow-up video saw him tell fans: 'I am beyond grateful to every one of you who bought one.
'Those few thousand tickets are a reminder that being transparent in failure sometimes can be more powerful than the façade of success – a reminder of how wonderful it can be to ask for help and watch a community come together.
'This really was the nicest the internet has ever been to me.'
Tickets are believed to be refunded to the original buyer, with Saxe saying they will 'come with a small side of immense gratitude from a dorky ginger Canadian'.
She went on: 'The industry standard in this situation is to offer some ego-saving explanation – ''wrong timing'', ''new opportunities,'' ''a scheduling conflict,'' ''illness,'' ''global warming…''
'What you're not supposed to say is: ''Hey, I guess people aren't really f**king with me right now.'' I aimed too high – my bad.'
Musicians Julia and JP Saxe opted to end their relationship in September 2022. after three years of dating, multiple sources confirmed to People.
Julia and JP's relationship was born from their collaboration on the 2019 ballad If The World Was Ending.
Although they co-wrote the track, it was credited to Saxe, with Michaels listed as the featured artist.
The song reached number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, and ultimately sold more than three million units in the US.
The song's success continued with the pair earned a Grammy nomination for Song of the Year, which is specifically awarded to songwriters, rather than the performing artists, though Michaels and Saxe did double duty on the track.
The singer–songwriters launched their relationship shortly after collaborating on the song, and they were driven closer to each other while quarantining together at the start of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
But break-up rumours had been swirling since earlier this month, when they shared duelling social media posts that appeared to reveal break-up songs in the works.