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Lola Young Confirms Drug Recovery and Plans Measured Return to Stage

Her disclosure signals a careful comeback built around treatment with a lighter schedule.

Overview

  • Young, in a Times UK interview published Tuesday, said she is in recovery from drug addiction and called it an ongoing process.
  • She collapsed onstage at the All Things Go festival in New York in September 2025, then canceled the rest of her 2025 tour dates.
  • After the collapse, she spent about two months in a holistic treatment program focused on psychotherapy and now attends AA and works with a sponsor.
  • She returned to perform at the 2026 Grammy Awards, where she won Best Pop Solo Performance for “Messy,” and has announced June shows in Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, and London.
  • Young has been open about schizoaffective disorder and past cocaine and alcohol problems, and she says keeping a reduced schedule helps protect her recovery.