Morrissey has cancelled his Las Vegas residency due to “unforeseen logistical circumstances”.
The former Smiths frontman was due to play four shows in Sin City this month – the first of which had been scheduled for this coming Friday (14.08.26) – but ticket-holders have received an email to inform them that the gigs at the Wynn Las Vegas’ Encore Theater will not be going ahead.
The email reads: “Hello, we regret to inform you that Morrissey – Live in Concert, scheduled for August 14, 15, 18, and 19 at Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas, has been cancelled.
“Due to unforeseen logistical issues, the scheduled Las Vegas residency cannot take place.”
The shows have been removed from the Wynn’s Entertainment page, while listings on Ticketmaster state: “Unfortunately, the Event Organiser has had to cancel your event.”
Morrissey, 67, has form for cancelling gigs as he axed 22 scheduled performances in 2025 alone for factors such as “adverse reaction to a prescription medication” and “reasons completely beyond our control”.
He also cancelled a gig in Valencia in March as a result of “sleep deprivation” caused by the noisy Las Fallas festival in the Spanish city.
A statement on the artist’s Morrissey Central website before the cancellation read: “Having travelled for two days by road, Morrissey reached the hotel in Valencia late on Wednesday (11.03.26). 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.”
A follow-up message confirmed that the Suedehead singer’s gig would not be taking place.
It read: “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.”
Morrissey described his Plaza Manises hotel as an “indescribable hell”.
He said: “It will take me one year to recover. And that is an understatement.”
