Six remaining 2026 dates were scrapped after Rezz said touring had worsened her health and left her “the most sick physically” she has been in recent months.
Fifteen years of nonstop artist focus and travel led to burnout and physical strain, she said, adding that trying to push through recent shows made her conditions worse.
Music is not ending: Rezz said she still plans to release songs, framing the break as a necessary healing period rather than retirement.
Crankdat has already been tapped to replace her at Breakaway in Columbus, while other affected festival slots — including Tomorrowland — still need replacements.
The indefinite pause adds to a broader electronic-music debate over the physical and mental toll of constant touring on artists.
Is Rezz's burnout proof the music industry's touring model is fundamentally broken for its artists?
With touring's toll rising, will virtual performers become the industry's answer to human burnout?