{"id":33355,"date":"2026-08-08T22:34:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=33355"},"modified":"2026-08-08T22:34:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:34:44","slug":"morrissey-cancels-las-vegas-residency-months-after-claiming-lack-of-sleep-left-him-in-a-catatonic-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=33355","title":{"rendered":"Morrissey cancels Las Vegas residency months after claiming lack of sleep left him in a &#8216;catatonic state&#8217;"},"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<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F08%2F136832897.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Morrissey has canceled his upcoming Las Vegas residency \u2014 just months after <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/12\/entertainment\/morrissey-cancels-concert-because-hes-too-tired\/\">lack of sleep<\/a> forced him to pull the plug on another performance.<\/p>\n<p>Ticket buyers were told on Friday via email that the former Smiths frontman\u2019s four-show run at the Wynn Las Vegas\u2019 Encore Theater would no longer go ahead due to \u201cunforeseen logistical challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHello, we regret to inform you that Morrissey \u2013 Live in Concert, scheduled for August 14, 15, 18, and 19 at Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas, has been canceled,\u201d the email said, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/morrissey-cancels-las-vegas-residency-logistical-challenges-1235605869\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to Rolling Stone<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Morrissey has canceled his upcoming Las Vegas residency.  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The news comes just months after lack of sleep forced him to pull the plug on another performance.<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cDue to unforeseen logistical issues, the scheduled Las Vegas residency cannot take place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Morrissey\u2019s official website hasn\u2019t acknowledged the cancelation yet. However, Wynn has removed the shows from their Entertainment page, and the Ticketmaster listings for the shows state, \u201cUnfortunately, the Event Organizer has had to cancel your event.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The latest cancellations come just months after Morrissey, 67, scrapped a concert in Spain after claiming he was suffering from severe \u201csleep deprivation.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Ticket buyers were told on Friday via email that the former Smiths frontman\u2019s four-show run at the Wynn Las Vegas\u2019 Encore Theater would no longer go ahead due to \u201cunforeseen logistical challenges.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cHello, we regret to inform you that Morrissey \u2013 Live in Concert, scheduled for August 14, 15, 18, and 19 at Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas, has been canceled,\u201d the email said <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The \u201cThere Is a Light That Never Goes Out\u201d singer was scheduled to perform in Madrid in March but canceled the show shortly before he was due to take the stage.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Morrissey explained that he had been unable to sleep the night before because of loud construction near his hotel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn 8am drill is a drill too far,\u201d he wrote in a statement, claiming the disruption left him in a \u201ccatatonic state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will need one year to recover,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Page Six Daily\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cDue to unforeseen logistical issues, the scheduled Las Vegas residency cannot take place.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Redferns<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Morrissey has developed a lengthy history of canceling or postponing concerts over the years. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Morrissey has developed a lengthy history of canceling or postponing concerts over the years.<\/p>\n<p>In November 2025, he called off two shows in the US after receiving what his team described as a \u201ccredible death threat\u201d ahead of a planned performance in Ottawa, Canada.<\/p>\n<p>He also canceled a string of North American dates in 2024 after initially citing \u201cunforeseen circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Morrissey rose to fame as the lead singer of The Smiths alongside guitarist Johnny Marr, bassist Andy Rourke and drummer Mike Joyce in the 1980s.<\/p>\n<p>Following the influential British rock band\u2019s 1987 breakup, Morrissey launched a successful solo career.<\/p>\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 has canceled his upcoming Las Vegas residency \u2014 just months after lack of sleep forced him to pull the plug on another performance. 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