Miley Cyrus reveals personal reason why she's quit touring

18 September 2026, 16:19 | Updated: 18 September 2026, 16:25

By Sam Prance

Is Miley Cyrus going on a Bass Persuades tour? Here's why she hasn't done a world tour since Bangerz.

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Miley Cyrus has given fans an update on why she's quit touring and there's an extremely personal reason behind it.

Fans of Miley Cyrus will already know that the beloved star has not done a world tour in over a decade. After doing 78 shows on The Bangerz Tour in 2014, Miley stepped back from arena touring. Instead, she's opted for smaller venues and festival appearances. Miley also avoided live shows altogether for Endless Summer Vacation in 2023.

Following the release of Miley's 10th studio album, Bass Persuades, the demand to see Miley live is higher than ever. She is doing two special shows at the Hollywood Bowl but she's now explained why she won't tour the album.

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Miley Cyrus opens up about why she quit touring

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Speaking to Apple Music ahead of the release of Bass Persuades, Miley said: "Charli xcx said something a while back. She talked about how stressful the touring routine is and how it's impossible to recover in those few hours you have after the show. It's a level of stress that I don't even know how sustainable it is."

Miley added: "It's not just about the shows and the crowds. Even the rehearsals...it's just one night for the audience but, for you, it's months of preparation. Everything in your life has to adjust so you can go on tour.”

She then explained that the demand for her live shows in LA has taught her that she doesn't need to go on tour: "People will come to me. I don't need to drive to you."

Miley finished by stating: "This is perfect because people like to see me perform and I like to sleep in my marshmallow bed. We can both be happy."

Will Miley Cyrus do a Bass Persuades Tour? Picture: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Spotify

Talking to Zane Lowe back in 2025, Miley explained that that one of the key reasons why she doesn't tour is because of her sobriety. Miley stated: "Over the years, I've learned that sobriety is my God. I need it. I live for it. It's changed my entire life. I have certain protocols, we talked about the sobriety, that's super important to me..."

Miley then revealed that she's had a vocal condition where touring and singing excessively can damage her voice: "I had Reinke's edema, it's abuse of the vocal chords. Being 21 and staying up and drinking and smoking and partying after every show does not help but also in my case it does not cause it."

Miley continued: "So my voice always sounded like this. It's a part of my unique anatomy. I have this very large polyp on my vocal chord, which is giving me a lot of the tone and the texture that's made me who I am, but it's extremely difficult to perform with because it's like running a marathon with ankle weights on."

As for wherever she would ever have the polyp removed to allow her to tour, Miley said: "I'm not willing to severe it because the chance of waking up from surgery and not sounding like myself is a probability."

She ended by saying: "The touring, I'm really torn about it. I want to do it but it would have to be in a way that is sustainable for me. I don't lip-sync. I sing live and these songs are big. I don't little songs."

Miley Cyrus performs Bangerz tour in 2014. Picture: Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images

In 2023, Miley revealed that she wasn't sure if she would ever go on tour again. Speaking to British Vogue, Miley said: "I love performing but for [my friends]. Singing for hundreds of thousands of people isn’t really the thing that I love. There’s no connection. It’s so isolating because if you’re in front of 100,000 people, then you are alone."

Discussing her perspective further in a TikTok video, Miley said: "Having every day the relationship between you and other humans being subject and observer isn't healthy for me, because it erases my humanity."