{"id":32832,"date":"2026-08-08T16:56:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=32832"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:56:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:56:37","slug":"morrissey-cancels-las-vegas-residency-one-week-before-first-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=32832","title":{"rendered":"Morrissey cancels Las Vegas residency one week before first show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"339\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEI_307695010-36f8.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29329016\" alt=\"Juan Galeano, Morrissey and Matt Walker perform on stage at Movistar Arena on July 29, 2026 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Mariano Regidor\/Getty Images)\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Morrissey was due to begin a four-night residency next week (Picture: Mariano Regidor\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Former Smiths frontman turned solo artist <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/morrissey\/\">Morrissey<\/a> has cancelled his upcoming Las Vegas residency just a few days before the first show. <\/p>\n<p>Morrissey was due to play for four nights at the Wynn Las Vegas starting on August 14. <\/p>\n<p>The 66-year-old singer\u2019s team has announced that the shows will not go ahead due to \u2018unforeseen logistical challenges\u2019 and the dates were removed from his website.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/08\/morrissey-cancels-las-vegas-residency-due-to-unforeseen-logistical-challenges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Consequence<\/a>, who broke the news, the rest of Morrissey\u2019s scheduled tour remains on the calendar.<\/p>\n<p>The news came as a bitter disappointment to fans who made their displeasure known on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Ahhhh absolutely gutted,\u2019 wrote 1912msw. \u2018This was gonna be one of the BEST weeks.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"969\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEI_306833689-2667.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29329012\" alt=\"MADRID, SPAIN - JULY 29: Morrissey performs on stage at Movistar Arena on July 29, 2026 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Mariano Regidor\/Getty Images)\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Morrissey has developed a reputation for pulling out of concerts (Photo by Mariano Regidor\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile real_brian_finn asked: \u2018Unforeseen Logistical Challenges??? It\u2019s over two weeks between Portugal &amp; Las Vegas how hard can it be??\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Three times I have had tickets to see Morrissey,\u2019 complained allfiveyarns \u2018And three times he has canceled.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time Morrissey has cancelled a show at short notice. <\/p>\n<p>In <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/03\/12\/morrissey-fans-enough-cancels-show-sleep-deprivation-27384934\/\">March this year, he cancelled a show in Valencia<\/a>, at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sof\u00eda, because he was sleep-deprived. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEI_306829830-666b.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29329015\" alt=\"British singer Morrissey, during his concert at the Movistar Arena on 29 July 2026 in Madrid (Spain). The artist is returning to Madrid after a decade as part of the tour promoting ?Make-up is a Lie?, his long-awaited comeback album. 29 JULY 2026. 29 Jul 2026 Pictured: British singer Morrissey, during his concert at the Movistar Arena on 29 July 2026 in Madrid (Spain). The artist is returning to Madrid after a decade as part of the tour promoting ?Make-up is a Lie?, his long-awaited comeback album. 29 JULY 2026;CONCERT;MUSIC;MUSICIAN;ENTERTAINMENT;CULTURE;SINGER Ricardo Rubio \/ Europa Press 07\/29\/2026. Photo credit: Europa Press \/ MEGA TheMegaAgency.com sales@mega.global\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>He\u2019s previously pulled out of gigs due to \u2018exhaustion\u2019 (Picture: Europa Press \/ MEGA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018Having travelled for two days by road, Morrissey reached the hotel in Valencia late on Wednesday,\u2019 a message read on his website. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018Any form of sleep or rest throughout the night was impossible due to festival noise\/ loud techno singing\/ megaphone announcements.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018This experience has left Morrissey in a catatonic state. Before leaving for tonight\u2019s scheduled concert, please check that the show remains possible under these circumstances.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The website was later updated to confirm that he would not be performing due to the noise in Valencia preventing him from resting.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEI_306833672-84c1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29329013\" alt=\"MADRID, SPAIN - JULY 29: Juan Galeano and Morrissey perform on stage at Movistar Arena on July 29, 2026 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Mariano Regidor\/Getty Images)\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Fans have said they\u2019re gutted (Picture: Mariano Regidor\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/09\/19\/morrissey-cancels-us-show-hours-due-credible-threat-life-24212074\/\">In late 2025, Morrissey cancelled two other shows in Chicago and Boston after he claimed there was a \u2018credible threat\u2019 on his life.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Metro understood at the time that the singer received a death threat before a show he performed in Ottawa at the CityFolk Festival last week.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018On Friday, September 12, Ottawa Police Service charged a 26-year-old Ottawa resident with uttering threats related to an online threat against musical artist Morrissey ahead of his CityFolk performance,\u2019\u00a0Ottawa Police Department said in a statement provided to Metro.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The threat was reported to police by a member of the public. The investigation is ongoing.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/11\/06\/morrissey-cancels-entire-tour-due-extreme-exhaustion-scrapping-us-shows-24630817\/\">Morrissey cancelled 22 of his scheduled concerts in 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Metro<\/strong> has reached out to Morrissey for comment. <\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\"><a class=\"metro-button share-bar-comments\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" class=\"metro-button share-bar-preferred-source\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/metro.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/section>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Morrissey was due to begin a four-night residency next week (Picture: Mariano Regidor\/Getty Images) Former Smiths frontman turned solo artist Morrissey has cancelled his upcoming Las Vegas residency just a few days before the first show. Morrissey was due to play for four nights at the Wynn Las Vegas starting on August 14. The 66-year-old&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32833,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEI_307695010-36f8_1786188723.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1200&h=630&crop=1","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-gossip"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32832"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32832\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/32833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}