Only 20 Tickets Sold?! JP Saxe Shocks Fans with Canceled Tour Confession
The “If The World Was Ending” singer opens up about failure, gratitude, and the hard decision to call it off.
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Canadian pop artist JP Saxe is facing one of the toughest moments of his career after announcing the cancellation of his entire upcoming U.S. tour due to dramatically low ticket sales. In a rare show of transparency, the 32-year-old singer admitted to “aiming too high,” revealing that advance ticket sales barely crossed 20 per venue, a number far from enough to cover even the basic production costs.
Saxe, best known for his Grammy-nominated hit “If The World Was Ending” with ex-girlfriend Julia Michaels, was set to embark on the Make Yourself At Home tour, a 32-date run across the U.S., performing in 2,000 to 3,000-seat venues between September and October.
But as early sales trickled in, the gap between ambition and reality became impossible to ignore.
“I’m incredibly thankful to those who did buy tickets,” Saxe shared in a video posted on social media, his tone honest but light. “They’ll get a refund with a side of gratitude from a crazy, redheaded Canadian.”
In the emotional clip, Saxe avoided excuses and instead emphasized the importance of honesty over illusion. “I’d rather be real about a failure than pretend everything’s perfect,” he said, earning praise from fans and fellow musicians for his openness.
The cancellation marks a stark contrast to Saxe’s earlier successes. His 2019 duet with Michaels not only went viral worldwide but also earned a Grammy nomination for Song of the Year. Though the couple split in 2022, the track remains a defining moment in Saxe’s career.
This candid moment of vulnerability may not fill arenas, but it has certainly earned the artist something arguably more enduring in the world of pop: respect.