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Morrissey cancelled his concert in Valencia due to sleep deprivation after being left in a ‘catatonic state’ by noise during the city’s Las Fallas festival.
The musician, 66, was due to perform in the Spanish city on Thursday.
A statement on the artist’s Morrissey Central website read: ‘Having travelled for two days by road, Morrissey reached the hotel in Valance 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 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, 66, has cancelled his concert in Valencia due to sleep deprivation after being left in a ‘catatonic state’ by noise during the city’s Las Fallas festival (seen in 2023)
‘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’, a statement read
Fans reacted on social media following his last-minute cancellation to make light of the situation: ‘3 things certain in life.. death…taxes and morrisey cancelling a gig’
Morrissey described his Plaza Manises hotel as an ‘indescribable hell’, adding: ‘It will take me one year to recover. And that is an understatement.’
The Suedehead artist has a reputation for axing gigs and has already cancelled six dates on his current tour, including due to ‘artist illness’ in St Petersburg, Florida in January.
A Ticketmaster statement at the time read: ‘Unfortunately, the Event Organizer has had to cancel your event.
‘You don’t need to do a thing. We’ll issue a refund to the original method of payment used at time of purchase, as soon as funds are received from the Event Organizer. It should appear on your account within 14-21 days.’
Fans reacted on social media following his last-minute cancellation to make light of the situation: ‘3 things certain in life.. death…taxes and morrisey cancelling a gig’,
‘Tomorrow I will say the same thing to my boss’, ‘Not going to work bc you wanna go back to bed, honestly rare W from Morrissey’, ‘I can relate. Rest well Moz.’
Morrissey is due to perform in Zaragoza on March 14 and Seville on 16 March. It is unknown if the the shows will go ahead.
