Cat Burns postpones upcoming UK tour after “intense” period to “take care of wellbeing”

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Cat Burns has postponed upcoming tour dates in the UK to help “take care of wellbeing”.

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The singer, who has also found a new wave of fans by starring on the latest season of Celebrity Traitors, shared on social media that she made the difficult decision to postpone her upcoming ‘How To Be Human’ tour dates following an “intense” period.

The dates were set to kick off on November 10 at the O2 Academy in Glasgow, and continue with shows in Manchester, Brighton, Wolverhampton, Newcastle, Bournemouth and Bristol throughout the month, before ending with a slot at the Brixton O2 Academy in London on November 30. They all come in support of her new album of the same name.

Beginning her update, Burns said: “This album and tour mean the world to me. It’s been a massive journey getting ready to share ‘How To Be Human’ with you. I can’t believe it’s nearly here!! But unfortunately the build-up has been a lot more intense than any of us expected, so myself and my team have made the difficult decision to move the How To Be Human Tour to April 2026.”

The singer added that all tickets will remain valid for the rescheduled dates in April, but added that Wolverhampton has been unable to be rebooked, so a new gig in Birmingham will be taking its place.

“Touring is incredibly demanding mentally and physically, and I want to make sure I’m taking care of my wellbeing so I’m in the right headspace to give you the show you deserve. When I step on stage, I really want to feel my best and give you a night that feels worth every moment of waiting,” she added.

Also on Instagram Stories, Cat confirmed that the scheduled shows at record stores will be going ahead as planned, and thanked fans for their “patience, kindness, and understanding through this”.

“These decisions are never easy and I don’t take your support for granted,” she concluded. “I can’t wait to see you soon and make these shows everything they should be.”

Burns’ new album ‘How To Be Human’ arrived today (Friday October 31), and marked the follow-up to her 2024 Mercury Prize shortlisted record ‘Early Twenties’.

Sharing another post celebrating the release, Burns said: “I left a very big piece of me on this project, going through grief and heartbreak at the same time really re wired my brain chemistry, and I noticed when people try and give uplifting messages about getting through the hard times they never really go into detail about how they got to the end of the tunnel or even what the tunnel looked like, so I REALLY wanted to do that with this album and document the trenches of processing your emotions.”

She continued: “It’s very honest and it’s very vulnerable (perhaps too vulnerable with the voice memos of me crying) but I truly believe art should cost us something so the fact that I’m so nervous putting this out means it’s gonna hopefully resonate with you all.

“I could only have written such a personal project with my nearest and dearest writers who just always make our sessions such a safe space, it’s literally like therapy for me and I’m so grateful to you all for helping me bring this album to life.”

Earlier this year, Burns got involved in the star-studded ‘Together For Palestine’ show at Wembley, which was organised by Brian Eno and saw guest appearances from Damon Albarn, Paul Weller, Rachel Chinouriri, Yasiin Bey, Bastille’s Dan Smith, Eric Cantona, PinkPantheress, Richard Gere, Benedict Cumberbatch, Florence Pugh, and more.

On stage, she and Rachel Chinouriri broke out a moving rendition of their collaborative song ‘Even’ for their segment, and backstage, Burns told NME about why it was important to get involved in the event, which raised money for the people of Gaza. Check out that interview above.