Demi Lovato was ready to turn her latest tour into a full-circle comeback. Instead, just weeks before showtime, she is pulling several April dates off the calendar and putting her health and stamina at the center of the story once again.
TLDR
Demi Lovato has canceled multiple April dates on her “It’s Not That Deep” tour due to unspecified health concerns. She told fans she needs more rest and rehearsal time, is issuing refunds, and will now launch the tour in Orlando instead.
A Promised Return Meets Reality
According to Page Six, Lovato announced through Instagram Stories that she is canceling a run of April shows on her upcoming “It’s Not That Deep” tour because she realized the schedule was simply too demanding as she headed into rehearsals.
“My Lovatics, I am so excited to get back on stage this year and visit you in as many cities as I can,” she wrote. “While starting to prepare for the tour, I realized that I have overextended what may be possible.”
Lovato, 33, had framed the tour as a fresh chapter, a playful return to pop with a title that insisted things were lighter this time. Yet her message made clear that behind the scenes, she is still carefully calibrating what her body and voice can handle over a full run of dates.
She told fans that some shows had to go so that the rest of the tour could survive. “To protect my health, and ensure I can give you my all at each show, I need to build in more time to rest and rehearse and ultimately adjust to a schedule with some more time off that will allow me to handle the entire run of the tour,” she explained.
For fans who saw the tour as a triumphant return to the road after years of uncertainty, the announcement lands as a reminder of how finely balanced that return has always been.
Health, Rest, and a New Schedule
Lovato specified that several April dates are coming off the books. Page Six reports that previously scheduled stops in Charlotte, Nashville, Atlanta, Las Vegas, and Denver are being canceled. In a single post, a multi-city stretch of the tour vanished.
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“I am so sad to say that I will no longer be able to see you on this tour, and I am so sorry to those who planned to be there,” she told ticket holders. It is the kind of message veteran concertgoers have seen before, but from Lovato, it carries a particular weight, given her public history with both physical and mental health.
She did offer one immediate bright spot. Orlando is not canceled, but reshaped. “Orlando, we are moving your show to April 13 and will kick off there,” she wrote, turning the Florida date into the official starting line of the tour.
Behind the scheduling shuffle is a simple theme that Lovato repeated through her posts. Health comes first, even if it means disappointing cities that have supported her for years.
“I am so excited for this tour and am looking forward to seeing so many of your faces singing with me,” she added. “Thank you for your support always. I love you, and I cannot wait to see you soon.”
Her team is keeping the reasons broad and respectful. Page Six noted that a representative for Lovato did not immediately respond to a request for further comment beyond the Instagram statement. On social media, Lovato chose not to specify any diagnosis, only that she needed to adjust before stepping back under the lights.
Fans, Refunds, and Touring History
As soon as she shared the news, the practical side of the decision came into focus. Lovato explained that fans who bought tickets through AXS or Ticketmaster would automatically receive refunds for the canceled shows. Those who purchased through third-party resellers would need to go back to their point of purchase.
For Orlando, where the show is being postponed rather than canceled, she assured fans that “previously purchased tickets” would be “honored for the new date.” It is a careful attempt to soften the financial blow while asking fans to follow her into a revised plan.
The “It’s Not That Deep” tour was originally announced in the fall, with the first date set for Charlotte in early April. It was framed as a return to a full touring cycle after a period in which Lovato publicly questioned whether life on the road was sustainable for her at all.
In 2022, during her “Holy Fvck” tour, Lovato told followers that the shows she was performing then would likely be her last tour. According to Billboard, she shared that the intense demands of touring had become difficult to manage and that she was looking ahead to a different pace for her career.
At the time, she wrote to fans that she felt too sick to continue and hinted that she was approaching the finish line for large-scale road runs. “I cannot do this anymore. This next tour will be my last. I love and thank you guys,” she shared.
Yet, as often happens in pop careers, the story did not end there. Lovato continued releasing music, reshaping her sound, and talking openly about her evolving relationship to the spotlight. By the time “It’s Not That Deep” was announced, it signaled not only new material but also a cautious reentry into the touring world she once considered leaving behind.
Her recent dramatic weight loss, highlighted in bikini photos that drew commentary across celebrity media, added another layer of scrutiny to her every public move. For supporters who have watched her navigate recovery, reinvention, and relentless attention for more than a decade, the latest cancellations read less like a retreat and more like an attempt to pace a marathon she knows too well.
The emotional core of her announcement is that she still wants to be on stage, still wants the noise, the shared choruses, and the connection. She is simply insisting that the route there bend to her limits, not the other way around.
Lovato is betting that her audience, many of whom have grown up alongside her and weathered their own changing capacities, will meet her at that boundary with patience instead of pressure.
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