After two years away from the limelight, Lewis Capaldi have made a significant return – debuted its gripping new single “Survive” And delivers a surprise, emotionally charged set on Glastonbury 2025. The Scottish singer writer’s return marks a powerful new chapter after a highly published hiatus to prioritize his mental and physical health, especially after his Tourette’s syndrome diagnosis.
Released earlier this week is “Survive” Capaldi’s first new material since 2023 and finds the top-top artist who excludes his soul with raw, emotional honesty fans have expected him. “Most nights I’m afraid I’m not enough, I’ve had my part of the Monday mornings when I can’t stand up,” He admits in the verses, before gathering with a tangled, uplifting choir: “I swear to God I will survive, if it kills me, I’ll stand up and try, if that’s the last thing to do.”
Co -written with his long -standing partner Rømans, the same creative partner behind the global hit “Someone you loved”, “Survive” is a gripping Hymne that channels resistance, raw vulnerability and silent strength required to continue. It develops as both a combat grain and a lyric release, which echoes the inner turmoil in the mental health struggle while offering a cathartic feeling of hope. For everyone who weather out the storms of life, it reasoned as a deep human moment of count and emotional rebirth.
In May, Lewis Capaldi quietly returned to the stage for a series of heating with low pressure over Scotland, in collaboration with mental health organization Calm during Mental Health Awareness Week. These intimate gigs helped him measure his emotional readiness before returning under the global limelight and commercial expectations. The answer was overwhelmingly positive and paved the way for Friday night’s surprise Glastonbury set.
Listed simply as “TBA” on the festival’s schedule, Capaldi went to the pyramid stage just before 17:00, greeted by a thunderstorm ovation. “It’s so good to be back. It’s just amazing to be here and thank you for coming to meet me,” he told the audience. “Second time is the charm of this.”
The opening with “Before You Go” included the 35-minute performance set hits like “Grace”, “Forget me” and a moving debut of “Survive” halfway through performance. “The last two years have not been the best for me,” he admitted. “This has been my goal – to come back here.” His voice cracked when he added, “I thought this return might not happen. Really, from my heart, it means the f *** ing the world. I’m back, baby.”
It was a full circle moment. By Glastonbury 2023, Capaldi had fought visible during his set due to uncontrollable tics caused by Tourettes, with the audience who went in to sing “someone you loved” when he could not end. This year, the crowd still sang with him, but in the celebration, not rescue. This time it ended in Triumph!
Capaldi’s meteoric rise to the global star began with 2019 Divinely uninspired in a hell extentBritain’s best-selling album for two years in a row and the starting plate for the multi-platinum’s single “Someone you loved”, now officially the most streamed song in Britain’s history and the fourth most streamed worldwide. 2023 he followed it up with Broken by the desire to be heavenly sentAnother UK No. 1 that created chart-tops like “meaningless”, “wish you the best” and “forget me”.
Despite the awards and record disruption, Capaldi’s vulnerability and unmatched honesty continue to define his connection to the fans. With “Survive” he does not just pick up where he quit; He puts a new tone: one of unclear honesty, gravel and hope. When Glastonbury’s first night rolled on – the main -lined later of 1975 – Capaldi’s surprise set was reminiscent of all about the release of music, both for its manufacturers and listeners.
Whether survive is the beginning of a new full -length project or a gradual reintroduction remains to be seen. But one thing is clear: Lewis Capaldi is back, and this time he survives on his own terms, higher and stronger than ever!
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