Anyone hoping to see Reneé Rapp in Tampa, Florida, tonight should rethink their plans. In an Instagram post yesterday, Rapp announced she had canceled that show, as well as last night’s in Atlanta, over medical issues.
“In my career I have never had to do this before — but I have to reschedule tonight and tomorrow’s shows,” she wrote on an Instagram Story. “I’ve been pushing through an illness but my body has finally given out. My doctors have told me that it isn’t safe to perform due to the need for vocal rest and physical recovery.” In the same post, Rapp announced that the Tampa show would now take place Nov. 4, while the one in Atlanta is now scheduled for Nov. 5. A rep for Rapp did not immediately respond to Rolling Stone‘s request for comment.
Up until these rescheduled shows, Rapp’s Bite Me tour had been moving along since it launched in late September. Rapp played her first headlining shows at major venues like New York’s Madison Square Garden and Brooklyn’s Barclay Center, with a set list heavy on songs from her current Bite Me album; at select shows, she also slipped in covers of Beyoncé “Ego,” Keyshia Cole’s “Love,” and Rihanna’s “James Joint.”
The last few years, Rapp has been full throttle: She’s released two albums and co-starred in HBO’s The Sex Lives of College Girls and in the screen musical version of Mean Girls. (Adding to her workload, she even recorded Bite Me during the filming of Mean Girls.) As she told Rolling Stone in July, “I like to make sure that the ball will always be in my court, even if I got royally fucked over and terrorized by people I worked with. I’ve never wanted to give anyone any power over me even if they’ve hurt me, like those are my emotions. Those are my feelings. I just approach everything with a dark-humored resilience.”
At the same time, Rapp admitted she could often feel overwhelmed. “I feel like not enough people give artists enough credit, maybe myself included, for running your own business,” she said. “Like, yeah we make music and fuck-ass TikToks and do all this bullshit. And it is super fun. But ultimately we run really big operations.”
Writing about her show postponements, Rapp added, “I truly appreciate how much time, planning and preparation goes into coming to a show. I can’t describe to you how sorry I am to have to move things around. I love you all and I will see you soon.” Rapp still plans to continue her European tour in March 2026.
