Yungblud Cancels Festival for Mental Health Reasons

has pulled out of Cowboys Music Festival in Calgary, just days after he broke down on stage.

The rocker, 28, who was due to perform on Sunday (July 12), announced he has cancelled his set to prioritise his well-being.

Yungblud said in a statement: 'To all my family in Canada, I apologise for not being there with you all this weekend - I'm currently in a place where I'm working on myself and taking time off at home in the UK.

'I'm taking this extremely seriously and facing head on what's going on for the good of the long term.

'I will never take any of this for granted and I will see you all soon. I love you all.'

Yungblud bawled his eyes out during his recent performance at Bludfest in Czechia, stopping the show to tell fans he has been struggling with overwhelming feelings of disconnection and pain.

The star admitted that seeing his fans' faces has been one of the few things that makes him feel 'safe' from the outside world.

He told the crowd at Park 360 last month: 'Lately, I have felt so disconnected from everything. I have been trying my best to wake up every day. I have felt in pain a lot and I don't know why for a long time.'

He continued: 'Every time I find your faces, every time I find your eyes, every time I look at you, I know that I belong somewhere. And to feel safe from the outside world is something that I can never thank you enough for.'

Yungblud then promised fans he would stand by them during their own difficult moments.

He said: 'All I wanna say is that this is for your family. If you are ever scared, if you are ever frightened, if you are ever threatened, we will be there. I will f****** be there for you.'

After the show, he shared his mid-concert breakdown on Instagram alongside a lengthy caption explaining why he chose to post the moment.

He said: 'Warning. Truth incoming. Please read the full caption. Honestly, I've been debating whether or not I should post this clip because I don't want it to feel disingenuous like I'm doing it for a reason like clicks or personal game but at the end of the day this is what happened and it's genuine so I thought f*** it.

'To be truthful. Recently, I've been really struggling and this moment is a byproduct of my body releasing the wave of emotion that has hit me in the past year that I've been unable to process. I'm not gonna lie to you when I got off this stage I felt elated but 20 minutes later when I was in the shower on my own I had a breakdown.

'Being an artist in this day and age is so strange because everything moves so quickly. You never get to sit in what happens for more than a couple hours therefore you fail to navigate or process anything you feel both good or bad at all.

'In the past 10 years I've been on a million different journeys tried a million different sounds trying to figure out who I am or what I can mean to the world everyday whilst the world shouts back.

'The amount of hate and disbelief around me from strangers on the Internet or bitter musicians really weighs on my heart as all I've been trying to do for the past 10 years is spread love, build something I believe in and unify people in a safe space.

'I should really say nothing about this because it would makes me seem cooler and like it isn't affecting me but deep down but I don't think that's who I am or why we all connect to each other.'