[2] Since 2014, Kesha has been involved in a legal battle against her former producer and longtime collaborator Dr. Luke.

On February 20, 2018, Kesha announced that her planned shows in Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan and Japan are temporarily canceled and will be rescheduled due to an imminent knee surgery in order to repair her torn ACL.

[7][8] On March 23, 2018, Kesha announced the rescheduled dates in Australia and Asia, set to take place in October.

She was also scheduled to perform at Bluefest in Byron Bay in March, but that date was also cancelled.

Kesha later added shows in South Korea and China, as well as a festival date in Japan.