Alanis Morissette has stepped in to exchange Neil Younger on the UK’s State Fayre Competition.
The 80-year-old music legend had been because of headline the brand new occasion at Hylands Park in Chelmsford, Essex in June however he pulled out of the slot final week and cancelled his complete European tour – however organisers have now introduced Ironic star Alanis shall be taking his place within the line-up with Skunk Anansie additionally added to the invoice.
A press release launched by organisers on social media defined: “We’re delighted to announce that the unbelievable @Alanis shall be headlining State Fayre on twenty seventh June 2026 at Hylands Park.
“We additionally welcome @SkunkAnansie to our Saturday lineup on major stage alongside all of our wonderful acts.”
The State Fayre Competition will now be headline by Alanis together with Kings of Leon and The Lumineers. Different acts on the invoice embrace The Black Crowes, Elvis Costello and The Imposters with Charlie Sexton, Counting Crows, KT Tunstall, and The Coral.
Younger had been because of kick off his tour together with his band the Chrome Hearts on the Eden Mission in Cornwall, UK on June 17 with stops in cities together with Manchester, Glasgow, Cardiff and on the Blenheim Palace Competition in Oxford earlier than taking the exhibits to Europe.
The tour was scheduled conclude in Udine, Italy on July 26, however Younger introduced final week he was pulling the plug on your entire schedule.
In a put up on his web site, he defined: “”I’ve determined to take a break and won’t be touring Europe this time. Due to everybody who purchased tickets. I am sorry to allow you to down, however this isn’t the time.
“I do love taking part in LIVE and being with you and the Chrome Hearts. LOVE Neil be properly.”
Neil – who turned 80 in November – lately admitted he spent years dreading the massive birthday however he is since come to just accept his age and determined it “would not matter any extra”.
Talking to followers on a dwell Zoom chat in January, he defined: “I assumed I would be scared. I used to be terrified of attending to be 80 on a regular basis till I used to be 80. After which I went: ‘I am 80. What the heck? Who cares?’ It would not matter any extra. Plenty of issues do not matter that used to matter.”
