Rex Orange County Has Cancelled His Australian Tour

Rex Orange County has cancelled the majority of his touring dates for 2022, effective after his London show next month.

His gig at Gunnersbury Park will be the singer songwriters last for the year, meaning that 17 shows across Australia, Europe and Asia have been cancelled.

The news was revealed on his social media accounts where he revealed, “It is with a great deal of sadness to announce that due to unforeseen personal circumstances, I am having to spend some time at home this year and I will not be able to continue with touring as planned.”

He continued to write, "I am devastated to say that the Australia, New Zealand and European shows scheduled for September and November will be cancelled. All tickets will be refunded.

"This is the last thing I want to do. I love touring and I am so sorry to be letting anyone down. I look forward to getting back to it as soon as I can.

"love from Alex."

Rex was set to perform two shows at Sydney's Hordern Pavilion on the 8th and 9th of September, followed by Adelaide Entertainment Centre Theatre on the 12th of September, before closing the tour at Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne for a pair of shows on the 14th and 15th of September. 

The tour was set out to support his latest album WHO CARES? which released on the 11th of March, and would see him perform on Australian shores for the first time in over three years. 

The album was mainly recorded in a 48-hour recording window with Benny Sings, who he wrote his 2017 platinum selling hit Loving Is Easy With. After the two day period, the following 10 days of work saw Rex put together his fourth album. The record features his most recent hit single alongside early champion, Tyler, The Creator titled OPEN A WINDOW.