Welsh singer Duffy (Aimée Anne Duffy) announces she will return to live performance for the first time in more than 15 years. Multiple outlets report she has largely withdrawn from public life following a sexual assault and kidnapping ordeal that she disclosed in 2020, in which she said she was drugged and raped. The announcement comes as she prepares new material for fans and plans a London show described by several outlets as an “intimate” or “secret” gig. BBC News and other publications say it will be her first live concert since stepping away from the spotlight after earlier releases, with reporting that her second album came out in 2010. Evening Standard and NME add details about ticketing, saying fans will be able to enter a ballot to apply for tickets, with the event scheduled for July 5, according to the Evening Standard. Daily Mail reports she will perform new songs at the London gig, also describing it as an “intimate” event, and The Independent notes the comeback is tied to her return to performing after the assault led her to step back from public attention.