{
  "id": 1929428,
  "title": "Phoebe Bridgers Forced to Cancel Intimate U.K. Shows at Last Minute Due to Illness: ‘I Got Appendicitis For My Birthday’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/phoebe-bridgers-forced-to-cancel-intimate-u-k-shows-at-last-minute",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-19T12:16:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/phoebe-bridgers-cancels-uk-acoustic-shows-lost-weekend-illness-1236319762/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Phoebe Bridgers has cancelled a series of intimate U.K. performances due to her birthday illness, appendicitis. The news was confirmed on her Instagram stories, where the singer-songwriter from California revealed that she had gotten appendicitis for her birthday. The cancellation affects shows scheduled for Kingston, London, Brighton, and Bristol this week. Bridgers had expressed her intention to reschedule these shows, stating, \"Everything in the UK this week will have to move but I'll make it up to you!!!!\"\n\nThe cancellations were announced just a week before the performances, which were originally scheduled for Aug. 19 in Kingston, Aug. 20 in Brighton, and Aug. 21 in Bristol. Each city had been set to receive both a matinee and an evening performance. The shows had been announced with a week's notice on Aug. 12.\n\nBridgers had recently performed two intimate shows at London's Union Chapel on her 32nd birthday, marking her first solo performances of her new album, \"Lost Weekend.\" The album, released on Aug. 14, is currently No. 1 on the Official UK Albums Chart, marking Bridgers' first solo album to achieve this feat.\n\nBridgers' management has stated that they are in close contact with the venues and will provide updates on rescheduling as soon as possible. Despite the cancellation, Bridgers is scheduled to perform a series of U.K. arena shows this fall, including two sold-out shows at London's O2 Arena on Dec. 1-2.",
  "summary": "The songwriter released her third studio album, Lost Weekend , last Friday (Aug. 14).",
  "key_points": [
    "Phoebe Bridgers cancels U.K. shows due to appendicitis on birthday",
    "Shows rescheduled but no specific dates provided",
    "Bridgers to perform arena shows in London this December"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Stereogum",
        "title": "Phoebe Bridgers Postponing This Week’s UK Shows Due To Appendicitis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/phoebe-bridgers-postponing-this-weeks-uk-shows-due-to-appendicitis",
        "published": "2026-08-19T12:52:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}