The stress of a world tour has gotten to Canadian singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes, who announced he is taking a break to focus on his mental health. Wonder: The World Tour, which had just gotten underway last week, is on hold for the next three weeks — affecting 12 concert dates in all.
"I've been touring since I was 15 and to be honest it's always been difficult to be on the road away from friends and family," he posted on Instagram on Friday night. "After a few years off the road, I felt like I was ready to dive back in, but that decision was premature and unfortunately the toll of the road and the pressure has caught up to me and (I've) hit a breaking point."
Mendes said in the post that he has discussed the situation with his team as well as health professionals and he's decided to prioritize self care.
