Chappell Roan Cancels All Things Go Festival Appearances This Weekend: ‘Things Have Gotten Overwhelming’

Two days after she posted a video showing great frustration with the public reaction to her disinclination to endorse a presidential candidate, Chappell Roan has canceled her appearance at the All Things Go festival this weekend, in New York on Saturday and Washington, DC on Sunday.

“I apologize to people who have been waiting to see me in NYC & DC this weekend at All Things Go, but I am unable to perform,” she wrote in a social media post. “Things have gotten overwhelming over the past few weeks and I am really feeling it.”

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“I feel pressures to prioritize a lot of things right now and I need a few days to prioritize my
health. I want to be present when I perform and give the best shows possible. Thank you for understanding. Be back soon xox.”

Roan has spoken often of the difficulties in coping with fame as her profile has risen dramatically over the past few months, particularly about stalkers and the demands of fans. As she did in Wednesday’s videos, these statements are often made in TikTok videos that clearly show her frustration.

In one last month, she said: “I need you to answer questions, just answer my questions for a second: If you saw a random woman on the street, would you yell at her from your car window? Would you harass her in public? Would you go up to a random lady and say, ‘Can I take a photo with you?’ and she says ‘No, what the fuck?’ and then you get mad at this random lady?” she said. “Would you be offended if she says no to your time because she has her own time? Would you stalk her family? Would you follow her around? Would you try to dissect her life and bully her online? This is a lady you don’t know and she doesn’t know you at all. Would you assume that she’s a good person, assume she’s a bad person? Would you assume everything you read online about her is true? I’m a random bitch, you’re a random bitch. Just think about that for a second, OK?”

The pressures are understandable, as she has become the fastest rising star in recent memory, even though her debut album, “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess,” was released nearly a year ago. She literally lit up the VMAs stage earlier this month and is the runaway favorite for a best new artist Grammy, among other potential wins.

However, the pressures of such sudden fame have been daunting. She continued in the above video, “When I’m on stage, when I’m performing, when I’m in drag, when I’m at a work event, when I’m doing press…I am at work. Any other circumstance, I am not in work mode. I am clocked out. I don’t agree with the notion that I owe a mutual exchange of energy, time, or attention to people I do not know, do not trust, or who creep me out— just because they’re expressing admiration.”

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