Britney Spears Hints at UK and Australia Return to the Stage While Ruling Out Future US Performances

Britney Spears has indicated she is preparing for a return to live performance in the United Kingdom and Australia, while declaring she does not intend to perform again in the United States.

In an Instagram post shared on Thursday night, Spears posted a photo of herself sitting at a piano at the 2002 American Music Awards, where she performed “I’m Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman. ” She captioned the image with a message about gifting the piano to one of her sons and used the moment to discuss her future onstage plans.

According to multiple outlets that reproduced or described the post, Spears wrote that she will “never perform in the U. S. again because of extremely sensitive reasons” but added that she hopes to be “sitting on a stool with a red rose in my hair, in a bun, performing with my son… in the UK and AUSTRALIA very soon. ” She did not elaborate publicly on what those “sensitive reasons” were in the post.

Spears did not specify by name which of her two sons she was referring to, though outlets such as ABC Audio and Billboard noted it was likely her younger son, Jayden James Federline, who has previously been seen playing piano in videos she shared.

The comments mark one of the clearest public indications to date that Spears is considering a structured live return outside the United States following the end of her conservatorship in 2021. Since the conservatorship ended, Spears has repeatedly expressed ambivalence about performing again, telling audiences through her memoir and social media posts that the extended period of court control over her life and career left her wary of returning to the stage.

In the same Instagram message where she discussed possible UK and Australian performances, Spears also addressed frequent discussions of her dancing videos on Instagram. Outlets report that she wrote she dances on the platform “to heal things in my body that people have no idea about” and acknowledged that it can feel embarrassing but framed it as part of “walk through the fire to save my life. ”

Spears has not yet announced specific dates, venues, or promoters for any potential UK or Australia shows, and no formal tour schedule appears on her official channels or major ticketing platforms as of mid-January 2026. News coverage to date has focused on her Instagram statements rather than on any confirmed contracts or events.

The prospect of new performances has drawn immediate global fan attention, particularly among LGBTQ+ communities that have long embraced Spears as a pop-culture figure and advocate for personal autonomy. LGBTQ+ media outlets have repeatedly documented how her music, public struggles and comments about control over her own life resonated with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and other sexually and gender-diverse people who see parallels with broader fights for bodily autonomy and self-determination.

Spears has previously acknowledged LGBTQ+ fans in interviews and on social media, thanking them for longstanding support and visibility at her shows in Las Vegas and around the world. Commentators in LGBTQ+ press have noted that any future tour stops in the UK and Australia would likely attract significant interest from queer audiences, not only for the music but also because many fans associate her with their own coming-out stories and community spaces such as gay clubs and Pride events.

While Spears’ recent comments leave many questions unanswered, they underline her ongoing effort to publicly define her boundaries after years of intense scrutiny and legal control. For LGBTQ+ communities and other fans who have followed her story as a symbol of resilience and self-advocacy, the possibility of new performances abroad is being watched closely as another chapter in a still-unfolding narrative.