Barely Qualifying As News, Morrissey Cancels Another Gig

Morrissey has canceled another show, this time due to not getting enough sleep.

It’s pretty much beyond parody at this point, don’t you think? Except for the fact that Morrissey is now a complete self-parody, of course. Following on from when he canceled his remaining gigs at the tail end of 2025, then as an encore canceled his first shows of 2026, former Smiths frontman, current perpetual embarrassment Morrissey has remained committed to the bit by canceling yet another concert. But at least this time he has a genuinely funny excuse.

Mozza was scheduled – and there’s a silent tentatively” in there if you look closely – to play at Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía in Valencia, Spain, on March 12. Well, that show didn’t happen, because Morrissey needs his beauty rest.

The first rumblings of a cancellation came in a post on Morrissey Central dated March 12, written either by a staffer or Mozza writing in the third person:

“Having travelled for two days by road, Morrissey reached the hotel in Valencia late on Wednesday. Any form of sleep or rest throughout the night was impossible due to festival noise / loud techno singing / megaphone announcements. This experience has left Morrissey in a catatonic state. Before leaving for tonight’s scheduled concert, please check that the show remains possible under these circumstances.”

To be fair, it is currently Las Fallas in Valencia, a massive traditional festival, and also a thing you can Google.

This was followed by a second post:

“Tonight’s scheduled show in Valencia has been rendered impossible due to sleep deprivation. Morrissey drove from Milan to Valencia but has been unable to rest in Valencia due to noise.

“The show is not cancelled. Circumstances render the show impossible.”

And maybe that’s fair enough. But then we get a third:

“Morrissey has described his hotel on Plaza Manises as …

“‘indescribable hell. It will take me one year to recover. And that is an understatement’.”

And there’s that special blend of self-aggrandisement and self-pity that we’ve come to know and love.

At this point we’d say that the above hints at the possibility of more shows getting canned, but let’s face it – that was always on the cards.