Doechii Cancels 3 Festival Performances This Week with No Explanation
- - Doechii Cancels 3 Festival Performances This Week with No Explanation
Ingrid VasquezAugust 20, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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Doechii has abruptly pulled out of three European festival performances this week
The musician was scheduled to perform at the Rock en Seine in France on Aug. 21, All Points East in London on Aug. 23, and Forwards Festival in Bristol on Aug. 24
No explanation was given for her cancellations
Doechii has abruptly pulled out of three European festival performances this week.
The musician, whose real name is Jaylah Ji'mya Hickmon, 27, was scheduled to perform at Rock en Seine in France on Thursday, Aug. 21.
In a statement written in French on Instagram, the festival said on Monday, Aug. 18, "She's an incredible performer and like all her fans, we were looking forward to seeing her in Paris. Due to programming changes for Thursday, August 21, those who have purchased tickets for this date will be contacted by email as soon as possible."
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All Points East also announced on Monday that Doechii would not be performing at their festival in London. The Grammy winner was scheduled to perform on Saturday, Aug. 23.
The festival wrote over a colorful graphic on Instagram that it would "like to apologise to any disappointed fans and hope to welcome Doechii to All Points East in the future."
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The event further apologized in the caption and welcomed festival goers to check out other performances instead.
"We’re very sorry to announce that Doechii will no longer be performing at her upcoming shows. She is an incredible artist, and, like all of her fans, we were hugely excited to see her on stage. All Points East has an amazing line-up including RAYE, Tyla, JADE, Jyoty, Nao and many more, and it’s set to be a truly unforgettable day," the caption read.
One day later, Doechii was scheduled to perform at the Forwards Festival in Bristol — another performance that was canceled on Monday, Aug. 18.
The festival apologized to disappointed fans in a statement via Instagram and expressed its desire to welcome Doechii to the event in the future.
"She is an incredible artist and we were as excited as you were to bring her to our hometown of Bristol," their caption read.
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"We are so proud of this year’s Sunday lineup, with three amazing female headliners in Jorja Smith, The Last Dinner Party and Olivia Dean gracing our stage, as well as a plethora of other amazing musical talent across the day," the caption continued.
Neither of the three festivals gave a reason for Doechii's anticipated absence. PEOPLE reached out to a representive for the artist for comment.
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Doechii's Live From the Swamp Tour is still scheduled to start on Oct. 14 in Chicago. The tour will hit major cities like Atlanta, Houston and Boston before wrapping up on Nov. 10 in Seattle.
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