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Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Huge UK singer 'set for new Netflix film after battle with demons saw shock exit from the music industry' as rumours stir about a 2025 comeback
Lewis Capaldi is reportedly 'joining forces with Netflix to produce a new film' about his demons that caused his shock exit from the music industry. The Scottish singer, 28, announced he would be taking a break from the spotlight for his mental health and to 'adjust to the impact' of his Tourette's diagnosis after performing at Glastonbury in June 2023. But last month, Lewis returned to the stage when he made a surprise appearance during Tom Walker 's show in Edinburgh. And now the singing sensation is reportedly in talks with the streaming giant's executives to review his options for a new project, according to the Sun. A source told the publication: 'Everything is going to be different this time, so that he isn't overloaded and his mental health doesn't suffer. 'But he really wants his fans to be able to understand what he has been going through and where he has been for the last two years. That's why another special makes sense.' From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. If the project is to be given the green light, it is said to be centered around 'honest and vulnerable moments' as the last few years have not been a 'easy time'. MailOnline has contacted Lewis's representatives for a comment. It was recently reported that Lewis could be set to make a comeback in 2025 after allegedly discussing his next album with friends, though nothing was confirmed. In an interview, Lewis's friend Yungblud, 27, has told how the singer is sounding great', before confirming that he is working on 'new music'. Yungblud, who's been firm friends with the hitmaker prior to them both finding fame, also told how Lewis is getting his mental health back on track after he previously told how his break was to get his 'mental and physical health in order'. He told The Sun: 'I have heard his new music and it sounds great. He is getting his mental health right.' Y ungBlud, who real name Dominic Harrison, continued: 'I love him, as me and him have been on this ride together. 'We experienced it at the same time and he is perhaps the only friend who knows what I am going through, in the same way I know what he's going through.' The singer, who recently released new single Hello Heaven, Hello, added that he's 'really close' with Lewis and his pal gave him advice about performing a ballad on his new album. During his performance at Glastonbury in 2023, Lewis was coming out of a three-week mental health hiatus he had taken to 'rest and recover'. Returning to the stage, the singer admitted he had been 's**t scared' to perform as he opened up about his mental health struggles. But, Lewis confirmed he would be taking another break away from the spotlight after the show. In the middle of his set, he confessed that he was struggling with his Tourette's and said his voice had 'packed it in', after coughing throughout the show. Tourette's is a neurological condition characterised by a combination of involuntary noises and movements called tics, and can cause speech and voice abnormalities. Lewis took to social media after Glastonbury 2023 to announce his hiatus as he said he was taking a break form touring for the foreseeable future Despite his struggles, Lewis insisted on continuing with his set and his supportive fans rallied around him, with the show coming to an emotional close as the crowds sang Someone You Love for him. The heartwarming moment saw Lewis walk across the Pyramid Stage and sing short bursts of the track, while the kind crowds sang at the top of their voices to support the star. After his performance, Lewis took to his social media to say: 'The fact that this probably won't come as a surprise doesn't make it any easier to write. 'I used to be able to enjoy every second of shows like this and I'd hoped 3 weeks away would sort me out.' He continued: 'But the truth is I'm still learning to adjust to the impact of my Tourette's and on Saturday it became obvious that I need to spend much more time getting my mental and physical health in order, so I can keep doing everything I love for a long time to come. 'I'm so incredibly sorry to everyone who had planned to come to a show before the end of the year but I need to feel well to perform at the standard you all deserve. 'Playing for you every night is all I've ever dreamed of, so this has been the most difficult decision of my life. I'll be back as soon as I possibly can.' Six months later on New Year's Eve, Lewis updated fans, sharing: 'I'm really happy to say I've noticed a marked improvement in both since I decided to take some time off back in June.' 'For now I'm going to continue taking some time to carry on looking after myself, maybe writing some music and taking a moment to reflect on some of the most incredible years of my life. 'I want to make absolutely sure I'm 100% before getting back out there again properly for more shows and doing what I love more than anything! 'These songs mean the world to me and I'd be gutted if I'd not been able to share them. Hope this tides you all over until we can get in a room and sing them together some day very soon!' Lewis also thanked fans for their support, saying their reaction has been 'nothing I've ever experienced and has made me more excited than ever to return to doing what I love at some point in the not too distant future'. WHAT IS TOURETTE'S SYNDROME? Tourette's syndrome is a neurological condition characterised by a combination of involuntary noises and movements called tics. It usually starts during childhood and continues into adulthood. Tics can be either be vocal or physical. In many cases Tourette's syndrome runs in families and it's often associated with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Tourette's syndrome is named after the French doctor, Georges Gilles de la Tourette, who first described the syndrome and its symptoms in the 19th century. There's no cure for Tourette's syndrome, but treatment can help to control the symptoms.
The Sun
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Lewis Capaldi in talks for Netflix comeback documentary two years after troubling Glastonbury performance
LEWIS CAPALDI is in talks with Netflix about a film following his comeback – addressing the demons that led to his abrupt exit from the music business. It has been two years since he retreated from the spotlight. The Someone You Loved singer was on stage at Glastonbury in 2023 when it became clear his anxiety and Tourette syndrome were taking its toll and he became emotional. Just days later, he issued a statement cancelling all his forthcoming concerts because he needed 'to spend much more time getting my mental and physical health in order'. But he is now making tentative steps back into the industry, and has met execs at Netflix to discuss options for a new project. A music insider said: 'Lewis is in a much better place than he was in 2023 and is at a point now where he is thinking about returning to music. 'Everything is going to be different this time, so that he isn't overloaded and his mental health doesn't suffer. 'But he really wants his fans to be able to understand what he has been going through and where he has been for the last two years. 'That's why another special makes sense. 'There are discussions about what form it could take, but there will naturally be a lot of honest and vulnerable moments. It's not been an easy time. 'His last documentary with Netflix, How I'm Feeling Now, was really intimate and personal and became a massive success. 'Naturally, they are interested in working with him again and they've been having talks about doing just that.' In March, his pal Yungblud confirmed Lewis had been back in the studio working on songs. Yungblud said: 'I have heard his new music and it sounds great. He is getting his mental health right. 'I love him, as me and him have been on this ride together.' He made a tentative return to the stage last month when Tom Walker performed a gig in Edinburgh in aid of Campaign Against Living Miserably. Lewis played a surprise six-song set, with punters told not to take photos or videos. To date, he has scored five No1 singles, while both of his albums have topped the charts. And I'm sure there are many more to come. 1
The Irish Sun
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Lewis Capaldi in talks for Netflix comeback documentary two years after troubling Glastonbury performance
LEWIS CAPALDI is in talks with Netflix about a film following his comeback – addressing the demons that led to his abrupt exit from the music business. It has been two years since he retreated from the spotlight. Just days later, he issued a statement cancelling all his forthcoming concerts because he needed 'to spend much more time getting my mental and physical health in order'. But he is now making tentative steps back into the industry, and has met execs at Netflix to discuss options for a new project. A music insider said: 'Lewis is in a much better place than he was in 2023 and is at a point now where he is thinking about returning to music. Read More on Showbiz 'Everything is going to be different this time, so that he isn't overloaded and his mental health doesn't suffer. 'But he really wants his fans to be able to understand what he has been going through and where he has been for the last two years. 'That's why another special makes sense. 'There are discussions about what form it could take, but there will naturally be a lot of honest and vulnerable moments. It's not been an easy time. Most read in Bizarre 'His last documentary with Netflix, How I'm Feeling Now, was really intimate and personal and became a massive success. 'Naturally, they are interested in working with him again and they've been having talks about doing just that.' Lewis Capaldi struggles to continue during Glastonbury set during Tourette's battle as audience step in to help during emotional moment In March, his pal 'I love him, as me and him have been on this ride together.' He made a tentative return to the stage last month when Lewis played a surprise six-song set, with punters told not to take photos or videos. To date, he has scored five No1 singles, while both of his albums have topped the charts. And I'm sure there are many more to come. 1 Lewis Capaldi is in talks with Netflix about a film following his comeback
The Guardian
28-05-2025
- Business
- The Guardian
‘Blur were so obnoxious!': 35 years of epic gigs at Glasgow's King Tut's, from Oasis to Lewis Capaldi
'Lewis Capaldi said to me recently: 'All I ever wanted was to get my name on the steps at King Tut's,'' says Judith Atkinson, one half of the couple behind the music venue that has long been where Glaswegians find their new favourite band. Celebrating 35 years this year, King Tut's Wah Wah Hut was where Oasis were discovered by Alan McGee and soon signed to his record label Creation. The Verve and Radiohead played in the same two-week period as that gig in 1993, while Manic Street Preachers, Florence + the Machine and entire scenes of Scottish alternative music have got a leg up there since. 'When I was growing up you didn't dream about playing Glastonbury – but you dream about playing King Tut's, the thing that's within your reach,' says Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall. 'It's such a big deal.' Small music venues like this have been in crisis since the pandemic due to rising costs for rent and utilities – according to the Music Venue Trust, 125 grassroots venues permanently closed in 2023, the worst year on record, followed by another 25 in 2024. And yet, thanks in part to a live music empire the owners have built around it, King Tut's is thriving, despite only having space for 300 people. Stuart Clumpas, who founded the venue in 1990 alongside his wife Atkinson, reckons it has something to do with Glasgow's dismal climate. 'Scotland is an indoor entertainment society because of the weather,' he says. 'The only way to go, 'Hey I'm going to go out for a night' and be guaranteed it's going to happen and work is to go to something indoors.' He remembers that fabled Oasis night, when the band drove from Manchester to try their luck and play an already-filled support slot. From the bouncer almost not letting them in, to venue staff refusing to let them perform, each story is different. Clumpas sets the record straight: 'It was another support band who said they can't play, not us,' he says. 'They went, 'Fuck off, it's too small a stage.' You can't put three drumkits on the stage the size of King Tut's.' But Oasis did manage to perform, and the rest is history. Another legendary band would never have been booked, though, if it was up to Atkinson and not venue booker Geoff Ellis. 'He kept booking this band called Radiohead and they only ever did 150 people,' Atkinson says, 'I remember saying to him: 'Why do you keep booking that bloody Radiohead, Geoff?' That's why I'm not a booker!' But Atkinson's experience in promoting gigs meant she was well placed to spot local up and coming artists, including future indie legends Belle and Sebastian. 'They used to come in a lot and hang out,' she says, and the band once struck up an impromptu live set in the pub area below the main venue. 'They were playing Boy With the Arab Strap and the whole pub was sitting at their tables jiggling to this song. I just went: wow, we're in a scene!' Blur got much shorter shrift. 'I do like Blur now, I'm very fond of them. But they played King Tut's when they'd been tipped to be the next big thing. They were so obnoxious because they were on the front cover of all the magazines that week – they were so full of it. I was only in my mid-20s but I was able to be like, 'Guys, you're going to meet the same people on the way down as the way up.' They came back and played about six months later and their tail was between their legs. God, they were polite.' When you enter King Tut's, history surrounds you. Downstairs in the pub the walls are adorned with memorabilia from gigs past, and on the stairs up to the venue each step shows an artist and the year they played. Tunstall has her name painted on the 2005 step next to Simple Minds, Arctic Monkeys and Texas. 'It's definitely one of the proudest notches on my belt,' she says. That gig was around when her debut album Eye to the Telescope was released – the next year, she received three Brit nominations, winning for British female solo artist. She reckons the venue's success comes down to the kind treatment she received from the owners, along with the sound quality. 'Your job on stage is to just try and whip up that energy to the point where everybody feels extremely present and connected to each other, and at some venues it's hard to do that,' she says. 'But at King Tut's, you're halfway there already. Thank God they don't freshly paint it every three years – it's like all the energy is kind of soaked into the walls in that place.' Another Scot, Nina Nesbitt, says 'it feels like a moment when you go there' to play – her first time was in 2013, the year before her debut album Peroxide (a Scottish chart topper). 'Touring at that [grassroots] level is really difficult mentally and physically,' she says. 'You're not really getting much sleep and you're sitting in dressing rooms with no windows, and it's quite depressing. The shows are amazing, but everything else is tough. Sometimes you don't even have a dressing room.' But at King Tut's, 'they really do take care of their artists. They have a lovely little dressing room, I think they have fairy lights in it. Little things go a long way, and put you in a good mood for the show.' General manager Davie Millar says he is still visited by famous faces who have made it big since their King Tut's debut. Liam Gallagher set the video for his single Come Back to Me at the venue – Millar has a cameo – and the 1975 'just popped in for a drink' recently. 'There's just a real vibe about the place. Bands like Manic Street Preachers and the Killers who played here many years ago, it's a real privilege for them to say 'yeah, we'd love to come back and play'.' As well as its famous patrons, King Tut's has benefited from being a small part of a much bigger operation. Clumpas, the founder, and Ellis, the booker, founded Scottish festival T in the Park in 1994 as a joint venture between DF Concerts – Clumpas's entertainment business he started in Dundee in the 80s – and Tennent's Lager (it later became TRNSMT festival). After Ellis took over as chief executive of DF Concerts in 2001, Live Nation acquired a majority stake in 2008 – all of which means that King Tut's has a financial security that is rare for a grassroots venue. It's also unique in that it doesn't have outside promoters putting on their own gigs: all the booking are still done in house. Millar clearly sees all that as a privilege, too: 'We're just going to keep doing what we're doing: continually finding artists, giving them a platform to be able to create and share their art.' He says the fundamentals won't change – 'People buy tickets because they love coming to live shows' – so what's next? 'Another 35 years. I truly believe that.'
Scottish Sun
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Lewis Capaldi spotted with music superstar pal as pair enjoy Premier League footie clash together
It comes after exciting plans were revealed for Lewis' farmhouse LEWK OUT Lewis Capaldi spotted with music superstar pal as pair enjoy Premier League footie clash together Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) LEWIS Capaldi and Ed Sheeran were spotted yesterday at a football match. The Scots singer, 28, and pal Ed, 35, enjoyed the Premier League clash between Ipswich Town FC and West Ham. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 3 Lewis Capaldi and Ed Sheeran watch the football from the stands Credit: Getty 3 The showbiz pair were all smiles as they enjoyed the Premier League clash Credit: Getty Lewis donned a white t-shirt and Ed pulled on a long-sleeved shirt and pink hat. An eyewitness said: "The pair were laughing and joking, they looked like they were having a great time." West Ham won by three goals to one at Portman Road. Elsewhere, Lewis was given the green light to build a triple garage to house his car collection at his £1.6m Scots farmhouse. The Someone You Loved singer, 28, wanted to erect the new two-storey outbuilding on the grounds of his rural property. Plans submitted to East Renfrewshire Council showed the ground floor of the garage will house three vehicles along with a workbench. An office will be created upstairs along with some storage space and a toilet. It will be built with sandstone and slate which will be recycled from existing farm buildings. The move was passed by council planners who ruled it did not impact the local area. Lewis will now have three years to build his new garage. Lewis Capaldi Spotted on Dating App In 2022, Lewis, who also has a home in London, was given permission to build an extension to the property which included a swimming pool, changing rooms, spa and sauna. His renovation plans also included a gym, media room, home cinema, an expanded master bedroom and a new kitchen. In an interview last year, he joked he would need his second album to sell well so he could pay for the renovations. Lewis said: "Let's put it this way, if this album doesn't go well I have a real issue on my hands."
