Chappell Roan has explained why she hasn’t performed so much this year.
Chappell Roan wasn’t going to do a US tour after “really questioning” her reasons for performing and being left “so sad”.
Speaking candidly to fans during the final show of her three-city Visions of Damsels and Dangerous Things tour in Pasadena on Saturday night (11.10.25), the Pink Pony Club singer shared that her struggles with being in the public eye made her not want to put herself through it, and she began to doubt her purpose.
Fortunately, once she returned to the stage, she realised it is to “bring queer people joy and tell them that it’s OK.”
She began: “I wasn’t gonna do a US tour until the very last minute, I decided to do one, and I’m so glad I did. It’s so fun. This job is so awesome. Thank you for making it awesome.
“Everything made sense this year: Why I do this. Last year, I was really questioning, ‘Why am I doing this to myself? I’m so sad. I feel so left out in public. I feel so awkward all the time.’ And I always felt like, ‘Why am I putting myself through this? If this feels so, if this is taking so much away from me, what is this for?’”
She continued: “And then I started doing shows again, and it all made sense that it was to literally bring queer people joy and tell them that it’s OK.
“There’s so many things in the world that are so ‘f*** you’ and like, then there is this. The only thing that matters anymore is joy to me. And protecting that, and peace and safety.
“So I hope you know that when you are here, you are safe, and I want you here, you can be whoever you are tonight.”
Chappell concluded: “You’re cherished for everything that you are. Even if you’re not queer, I hope you know that I include you. This isn’t just for the gays.
“Thank you for being here and supporting me and supporting each other. This is the biggest headline show I’ve ever had. So thank you.”
The 27-year-old singer has had a challenging 2025, having cancelled concerts to prioritise her mental health after struggling with her rise to fame and having been diagnosed with severe depression.
She recently thanked her fans for “sticking with me” through a “really hard” year.
The Subway singer told the crowd at her pop-up gig at Forest Hill Stadium in Queens, New York, last month: “It’s been quite a year. I can’t believe we’re here, honestly. It’s crazy. Thank you for sticking with me through it… It’s been really hard.”
She continued: “I’m so glad I can come to work like this. I just needed a place like this so bad when I was 13, 14. I just wanted to dress up however I wanted, and I wanted to wear makeup and look weird. So I hope you know that you’re welcome here, however you show up today. You are cherished.”
