Jelly Roll says he is stepping away from touring after his next show in Colorado Springs, telling fans he plans to take time off to heal after a difficult stretch in his personal life. During a concert last week at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah, he said his upcoming stop in Colorado Springs will be his last show for “a year or two.”
That puts a hard date on the Jelly Roll Tour Break fans had only heard hinted at before. His last scheduled performance is July 30 at Weidner Field in Colorado Springs, and he said the pause will last at least a year, with the possibility it stretches to two. The singer did not spell out a specific medical diagnosis or mental health crisis, only that he is taking time off to heal.
“This has truly been a lifetime experience for me,” he told the crowd, before adding that he was “fixing to take some time off and heal” and thanking fans for the opportunity. The announcement matters now because it turns a vague future pause into a near-term break with one final show still on the calendar, giving fans and concert planners a clear end point for the road run.
The timing also comes after Jelly Roll finalized his divorce from Bunnie Xo last month, a split that followed nearly 10 years of marriage. The two have appeared to remain on good terms, but they no longer follow each other on social media, and the distance is sharper than the public image suggested. Their settlement included a one-time payment, along with a confidential agreement covering property, furniture, vehicles, an aircraft, accounts, debt and intellectual property.
That separation has left one question hanging over the break: what, exactly, pushed him to step away now. His daughter, Bailee Ann DeFord, said neither parent cheated and warned fans the explanation for the divorce would surprise them, but she has not answered the larger question of why the pause is happening beyond his own need to heal. For now, the next thing readers need to know is simple: Jelly Roll still has one show left in Colorado Springs, and after that, the road goes quiet for a long while.
