MUNA lined Chappell Roan‘s ‘Good Luck Babe’ throughout their set at All Issues Go, after the singer cancelled her efficiency on the pageant.
Roan was slated to play on the twin festivals in New York Metropolis and Washington D.C. this weekend (September 28 and 29), nonetheless, she introduced on Friday (September 27) that she would not be performing on account of an “overwhelming” previous few weeks.
In a press release shared to her Instagram story, Roan wrote: “I really feel pressures to prioritize lots of issues proper now and I want a couple of days to prioritize my well being.”
Paying homage to the singer, MUNA carved a while out of their set on the pageant on Saturday (September 28) to cowl her hit ‘Good Luck, Babe!’. Accompanied solely by acoustic guitar, MUNA provide a distinctively toned-down, folk-imbued model of the pop anthem. Try fan-recorded footage of the second beneath.
🎥| MUNA performing a canopy of “Good Luck, Babe!” at All Issues Go at this time pic.twitter.com/T80LtqJ2uR
— Chappell Roan Now (@ChappellRoanNow) September 28, 2024
muna masking ‘good luck, babe!’ by chappell roan at @AllThingsGo at this time 💜pic.twitter.com/Mi1Q4UQDve
— better of chappell roan (@bestofchappell) September 29, 2024
All Issues Go later shared a press release on Twitter/X, supporting Roan’s resolution to tug out of the pageant. “Should you see this, we love & stand by you Chappell. It’s okay you wanted a break. You need to know the All Issues Go group is a secure house for you, identical to your artwork has been a secure house for us,” they wrote.
Should you see this, we love & stand by you Chappell. It’s okay you wanted a break. You need to know the All Issues Go group is a secure house for you, identical to your artwork has been a secure house for us. The oomfs and I are sending you a giant ATG hug as this MAGICAL weekend continues!
— All Issues Go (@AllThingsGo) September 29, 2024
Roan’s cancellation of her efficiency follows her revelation earlier this month that she’d been identified with “extreme despair”. In an interview with the Guardian, she attributed her sudden rise to fame and the next drastic modifications to her life as the reason for her signs.
“I feel it’s as a result of my entire life has modified. The whole lot that I actually like to do now comes with baggage,” she informed the paper. “If I wish to go thrifting, I’ve to e book safety and put together myself that this isn’t going to be regular. Going to the park, pilates, yoga – how do I do that in a secure manner the place I’m not going to be stalked or harassed?”
The ‘Purple Wine Supernova’ singer has made headlines together with her stance on fame and fandom in current months, together with her evaluating fame to “an abusive ex-husband” in an interview with The Face. Roan vented concerning the normalisation of utmost fan behaviour together with “stalking, speaking shit on-line, [people who] received’t depart you alone, yelling at you in public.” She added: “I didn’t know it could really feel this unhealthy.”
Previous to that, in August she took to TikTok to share her ideas on “bizarre” and “creepy” followers, and referred to as out the “predatory behaviour” of so-called “superfans” that features “nonconsensual bodily and social interactions”.
After her preliminary feedback about fan behaviour, and the next backlash, a handful of feminine artists got here to Roan’s defence, together with Billie Eilish, Katy Perry, MUNA, Miley Cyrus, boygenius and Sabrina Carpenter. Roan additionally shared that Lorde had reached out to share her personal experiences coping with fame and negativity at a younger age.
MUNA later referred to as out the “actually scary” behaviour in their very own fanbase, saying they “can’t be silent” about it anymore. They went on to stipulate a few of the points they’ve encountered: “Cyberstalking, hackings, bullying different followers & our family members, plus spreading falsehoods about us and our family members for clout and a focus on-line.”
In different MUNA information, the band’s Katie Gavin is getting ready to launch her solo debut album ‘What A Aid’ on October 25, which you’ll pre-order / pre-save right here. She has already shared the singles ‘Aftertaste’ and ‘Informal Drug Use’.
