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Daily Record
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Lewis Capaldi's 'breakdown' before Glastonbury 2023 was 'most important day' of his life
Lewis Capaldi has revealed that looking back on his 2023 Glastonbury performance it was probably the most important day of his life as if shifted his mindset. Lewis Capaldi has opened up about the intense struggles he faced before his now-famous onstage breakdown at Glastonbury in 2023, calling that moment a turning point in his life. The 28 year old singer made an emotional return to Worthy Farm last month, surprising fans with an unannounced set at Glastonbury 2025 - two years after his panic attacks and anxiety cut his performances short and led to him taking a lengthy two year hiatus from the spotlight. Reflecting on that difficult period, Lewis revealed the extent of his panic attacks in the lead-up to the 2023 festival, admitting that the worst actually occurred during a show in America just weeks before his Glastonbury appearance. Speaking on This Past Weekend with American star Theo Von, Lewis said: "A few weeks prior to that show we were playing in Chicago and I had a very similar episode - it was probably even worse." "I couldn't come back and finish a song. I was backstage convulsing and having this crazy panic attack and mental episode. Way worse than what happened at Glastonbury." The Glastonbury 2023 performance, though painful, was a public wake-up call that led Lewis to finally seek the help he needed. "Because Glastonbury is such a big stage, it was the first time people outside my shows had seen it," he said. "At Glastonbury, when I came off stage it was weird, I had this (feeling) 'everything's alright now, I can actually go and get help and fix myself for the next two years.'" "In a weird way, it's probably the best thing that's ever happened to me. I wouldn't have stopped otherwise," he confessed. "Glastonbury 2023 was, for sure, really important - maybe the most important day in my life." He heartbrokenly confessed that he doesn't know where he would be if it wasn't for that performance waking him up to his mental health, stating: "Someone upstairs was like "this has to happen now otherwise..." I don't want to think of where I would be now if I'd continued." Lewis revealed that he was meant to head to Australia shortly after that performance, but now believes that tour could have pushed him beyond his limit. "We were meant to go to Australia. It could have been really, really horrible. I dread to think what would have happened," he admitted. Since stepping away from music, Lewis has dramatically overhauled his lifestyle. He's committed to intensive therapy, made progress in managing his Tourette's syndrome, cut back significantly on alcohol, focused on improving his physical health and switched medications, finding relief with antipsychotics after antidepressants failed to help. Returning to the Glastonbury stage in 2025 marked more than just a comeback for him but a "mental win" as a sign that he's found the perfect balance between his mental and physical health and performing.
Glasgow Times
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
Lewis Capaldi performs new single Survive on The Tonight Show
The Glasgow-born singer-songwriter appeared on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon last night (July 14) to perform his new single Survive. He told Fallon that his return at Glastonbury was "terrifying" but also says it turned out exactly how he hoped. READ NEXT: Australian singer-songwriter announces Glasgow show on world tour (Image: Todd Owyoung/NBC) He said: "It was really beautiful and lovely, and it went exactly how I hoped and it was probably the best day of my life." He then joked: "I assume when I have a child I'll be like 'well, maybe Glastonbury was still better'." Capaldi performed a secret set at Glastonbury last month, after a taking a two-year break from the spotlight. The musician announced he was taking time off shortly after performing at the festival in 2023 due to vocal issues, anxiety and his Tourette's syndrome. READ NEXT: Pop-punk band announce Hydro gig on upcoming tour (Image: Todd Owyoung/NBC) Speaking of his previous performance, he said: "The first time did not go well, I had what the children would refer to as a bit of a menty-b, a mental breakdown on stage." He continued: "I have Tourette's so I used to tic quite a lot [...] and it became really uncontrollable and I had a panic attack and all this stuff on stage at Glastonbury and I couldn't finish the song. "It had happened a couple of times at shows but I think because this one was so publicised and there was so many eyes on it really made me think I need to go and get myself sorted." Capaldi is set to perform at the Hydro on September 13 and 14 as part of his UK tour.
STV News
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- STV News
I Swear: Feature film to explore life of Scots Tourette's campaigner
A major film exploring the life of Scottish Tourette's activist John Davidson is set to be released. The 53-year-old, from Galashiels, rose to prominence in 1989 in the BBC documentary John's Not Mad, a programme which highlighted his rare condition, which causes uncontrollable, foul-mouthed public outbursts. The film, titled I Swear, will follow John's journey with Tourette's throughout his troubled teens and early adulthood. The campaigner was diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome in the 1980s, aged 15, during a period when the condition was little known and entirely misunderstood. The film's logline reads: 'Diagnosed with Tourette's at age 15, John Davidson faced and overcame many hardships from adolescence and early adulthood as a result of what was a little known and entirely misunderstood condition in 1980's Britain. 'I Swear is a funny, heartfelt, and moving account of John's experiences.' John was awarded an MBE in 2019 for his efforts to increase understanding of the condition and helping families deal with it across the country. Robert Aramayo, who starred as a young Ned Stark in Game of Thrones and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, will play the Scot in the biopic. Actors Shirley Henderson, Maxine Peake and Peter Mullan will also star in the film, alongside individuals who live with Tourette's. The film is being directed by English filmmaker Kirk Jones, whose previous credits include Nanny McPhee and My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2. Get all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country
Otago Daily Times
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Otago Daily Times
Scottish musician Lewis Capaldi to play Christchurch show
Lewis Capaldi plays at Glastonbury last weekend. Scottish musician Lewis Capaldi has returned from a two-year hiatus with a surprise Glastonbury gig and has now added a New Zealand tour to his calendar. Capaldi will play two shows at the end of this year - the first at Christchurch's Wolfbrook Arena on Sunday November 30 and a second at Auckland's Spark Arena on December 2. Last month, he debuted new single 'Survive' to a packed Pyramid Stage crowd at Glastonbury Festival. Capaldi's two-year career hiatus begun after his emotional Glastonbury 2023 set, where he experienced a bout of tics caused by his Tourette's syndrome and struggled to finish his set, with the audience singing his hit song 'Someone You Loved' when he could not. "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," he told fans last month. "I'm not going to say much up here today, because if I do I think I'll probably start crying. "It's just a short set today but I just wanted to come and finish what I couldn't finish first time around on this stage." The Glastonbury performance came off the back of a run of Scottish warm up shows in May. He announced in September 2022 he had been diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome, and spoke candidly in Netflix documentary Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now about his struggle with mental health. Fans who had purchased tickets to Capaldi's cancelled 2023 tour will receive an email from Secret Sounds to gain access to pre-sale tickets from 10 July. Further ticket sales will open Monday 14 July at midday. The last time Capaldi played in New Zealand was 2019, delivering a performance at Auckland Town Hall. In 2023, the 28-year-old cancelled his scheduled tour, which included shows in Wellington and Auckland, to prioritise his health.
News.com.au
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Lewis Capaldi to make good on 2023 cancelled shows with new December tour
Scottish singer and songwriter Lewis Capaldi continues his triumphant comeback with an Australian tour in December. After two years away from the spotlight to address his mental health and 'adjust to the impact of my Tourette's,' Capaldi is rewarding loyal fans who stood by him. Capaldi cancelled his Splendour in the Grass headlining set and sold out national tour in 2023 after he lost his voice and experienced pronounced tics during his performance at the UK's famed Glastonbury festival. Fans who had tickets to those shows will get first shot at the new shows. The Australian tour opens at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on December 4, then heads to Sydney's Qudos Bank Arena on December 6, Rod Laver Arena on December 12, Adelaide Entertainment Centre on December 15 and RAC Arena, Perth on December 17. A Past Ticket Holders Presale opens on July 10 (local time) with eligible fans notified via an email from Secret Sounds with access information. The 28-year-old stream sensation made an emotional return with an unannounced but widely guessed 'secret' set to the Glastonbury festival last week. 'Second time's a charm on this one,' he told the crowd during his performance. 'I just wanted to come and finish what I couldn't finish last time.' It was on that same stage in 2023 that Capaldi's health issues came to a head and he was unable to go on, with the crowd swelling loudly to finish his beloved breakthrough hit 'Somebody You Loved'. He closed his 2025 Glastonbury comeback set on June 27 with the song. 'I couldn't sing this song two years ago. I might struggle to finish it today for different reasons,' he said, tearing up. 'My name is Lewis Capaldi and I'm f … in' back, baby.' The next day he popped up at the OpenAir St Gallen festival in Switzerland, another cancelled date on the 2023 tour to thank fans, posting on social media that he 'had to come back and make it up to you all.' Buoyed by the overwhelming welcome and feeling fit enough to tour again, Capaldi announced a UK and Ireland tour and celebrated the No. 1 debut of his new single Survive, released the day he played at Glastonbury. It is the fastest selling single in the UK this year. 'I've been away for a little while and to come back to this outpouring of love and support has been absolutely incredible,' he said in a video to fans after the No. 1 reveal. 'I can't thank everybody enough for all the kind words and stuff since Glastonbury, and now this. It's been the best week of my life.' There will be huge demand for the December shows here. Besides the Past Ticket Holders Presale, a Secret Sound presale opens on July 11 from 11am (local time) which you can sign up to via
