Given his long history of canceling and postponing shows, Morrissey pulling out of yet another gig isn’t exactly news. But the former Smiths frontman’s reason for his latest cancellation warrants a headline.
Ahead of his scheduled show in Valencia, Spain, on Thursday, a message on the Morrissey Central website was posted reading, “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,” the post continued. “Before leaving for tonight’s scheduled concert, please check that the show remains possible under these circumstances.”
A follow-up post then declared, “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 second post continued. “The show is not cancelled. Circumstances render the show impossible.”
A third and, so far, final post reads, “Morrissey has described his hotel on Plaza Manises as … ‘indescribable hell. It will take me one year to recover. And that is an understatement.'”
Meanwhile, the show page on the venue’s website now says that the Morrissey concert is “cancelled due to circumstances beyond the promoter’s control.” Refunds will be issued.
Morrissey is currently scheduled to play in Zaragoza, Spain, on Saturday, provided he’s able to get some shut-eye.
A new Morrissey album called Make-up is a Lie dropped earlier in March.
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