Morrissey spent the night time counting sheep.
The “Suedehead” singer, 66, canceled his sold-out live performance at Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía in Valencia, Spain, on Thursday, March 12, attributable to “sleep deprivation.”
A submit on Morrissey’s official web site acknowledged that after spending two days driving from Milan to his resort in Valencia, the previous frontman of The Smiths was unable to get a superb night time’s relaxation on Wednesday, March 11, due to the coastal metropolis’s notoriously rowdy Las Fallas competition celebrating St. Joseph.
“Any type of sleep or relaxation all through the night time was inconceivable attributable to competition noise / loud techno singing / megaphone bulletins,” the message learn. “This expertise has left Morrissey in a catatonic state.”
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In a follow-up submitMorrissey mentioned he wouldn’t characterize his present as “canceled” however fairly “inconceivable” to hold out contemplating the “circumstances.”
The Grammy nominee described his resort keep as “indescribable hell” in a third message in a while Thursday, dramatically writing, “It can take me one yr to get better. And that’s an understatement.”
Not one of the posts included details about refunds for ticketholders. Nevertheless, the venue’s web site shared that followers would obtain their a reimbursement “shortly … via the identical cost technique used for his or her buy.” The web page additionally famous that the live performance had been canceled “attributable to circumstances past the promoter’s management.”
The infamously temperamental Morrissey is no stranger to calling off performances. In reality, the web site WeHeartMusic retains a operating tally, which is now as much as 408 out of 1,725 reveals relationship again to 1982. (The web page does, nevertheless, embody the caveat that a few of the gigs have been “postponed” or “abbreviated” fairly than canceled totally.)
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To date in 2026 alone, the rock star has pulled out of six live shows and delayed one, in keeping with the positioning.
Morrissey is within the midst of a European tour to advertise his 14th solo studio album, Make-Up Is a Liewhich he launched on March 6. He has two extra reveals developing in Spain: one on the Auditorio de Zaragoza in Zaragoza on Saturday, March 14, and one other on the Cartuja Heart in Seville on Monday, March 16.
The English icon (full title Steven Patrick Morrissey) has been a profitable solo artist since 1988 after rising to fame as a founding member of The Smiths from 1982 to 1987. The indie band’s lineup additionally included guitarist Johnny Marrdrummer Mike Joyce and late bass participant Andy Rourke.