Donald Glover performs onstage at Tyler, The Creator's Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival 2025 Day 1 held at Dodger Stadium on November 22, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Katie Flores/Billboard via Getty Images)
Donald Glover, who performs under the name Childish Gambino, opened up on stage Saturday night about a recent health scare that forced him to cancel his tour last year.
The backstory:
Glover canceled the remaining dates of Childish Gambino’s North American and European tour in the fall of 2024.
"My path to recovery is something I need to confront seriously," Glover wrote at the time, adding that he needed "time out to heal."
"The New World Tour" was Childish Gambino’s first tour since 2019.
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Glover, 42, shared an update about his health Saturday night on stage at Tyler, the Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw festival in Los Angeles.
It was his first public performance since abruptly canceling his tour more than a year ago.
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What they're saying:
At the time, when he had to cancel his tour, Glover described it as an "ailment," but he said Saturday night at a performance that a doctor told him he’d had a stroke.
He recalled he experienced severe head pain during a show in Louisiana. Despite the pain, he performed but later sought medical attention in Houston.
"You guys voted for a ‘where have I been monologue,’" Glover said. "I had a really bad pain in my head in Louisiana and I did the show anyway. I couldn’t really see well, so when we went to Houston, I went to the hospital and the doctor was like, ‘You had a stroke.’"
Glover said he felt like he was letting everyone down, lamenting that he still hasn’t been to Ireland. He also revealed that "they found a hole" in his heart and he had to have two surgeries.
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Dig deeper:
He expressed gratitude for his life and career.
"They say everybody has two lives and the second life starts when you realize you have one," Glover said. "You got one life, guys, and I gotta be honest, the life I’ve lived with you guys has been such a blessing."
Who is Donald Glover?
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Glover is a musician who performs under the moniker Childish Gambino, who also writes and acts and is behind the hit FX show "Atlanta." He is also known for his time on the NBC sitcom "Community" and for writing for "30 Rock" alongside Tina Fey in his early 20s.
Glover and his wife, Michelle White, have three sons.
The Source: Information in this article was taken from public remarks made by Glover that were shared widely on social media and reported by The Associated Press. Background information was taken from The Associated Press. This story was reported from Detroit.