Ryan Adams has cancelled his upcoming European Tour, saying in a new Instagram post that the run is off because of circumstances beyond his control. In the same message, he told fans, “Tough times. Been sick. Fall tour cancelled.”
The cancellation lands now because Adams had already told followers he was “broke and sick and tired and defeated,” then said he had “run out of options.” He also said he was selling belongings, including a car, guitars and studio equipment, a stark sign of how badly things had tightened around him.
Adams, 51, was once a member of Whiskeytown and later built a solo career that included “When the Stars Go Blue” and a viral cover of “Wonderwall.” He is a controversial figure, and the new cancellation pulls that public image back into view at the same time it raises a practical question for fans: which shows, exactly, have now disappeared into the gap?
That gap matters because the post did not spell out any specific cities or dates, only that the European Tour was cancelled. The message also apologized to people who had bought tickets and were waiting for the shows, but it gave no hint of replacement dates, alternative plans or a revised route.
What sits beneath the announcement is harder to ignore. In 2019, seven women, including Mandy Moore, accused Adams of abuse and manipulation in a New York Times piece, and that history still shadows every new move he makes. His own words now mix defeat and resolve: he has said he is “broke and sick and tired and defeated,” while also insisting he will keep making records as long as he can afford to and saying, “I’m proud to call it and man up to this.”
For now, the answer to the immediate question is plain. Ryan Adams European Tour is cancelled, and the reason he has given is a mix of illness, money trouble and circumstances he says he could not control. What fans still do not have is the one thing that would turn this from a disappointment into a plan: whether any part of the tour can be saved, rescheduled or restored at all.
