{"id":536450,"date":"2026-03-12T22:29:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T22:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/536450\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T22:29:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T22:29:16","slug":"morrissey-cancels-concert-blaming-sleep-deprivation-for-being-in-a-catatonic-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/536450\/","title":{"rendered":"Morrissey cancels concert, blaming ‘sleep deprivation’ for being ‘in a catatonic state’"},"content":{"rendered":"

English musician Morrissey has cancelled his planned show in Valencia, Spain, at the last minute, issuing an extraordinary spray in the process.<\/p>\n

The 66-year-old\ufeff, the former frontman of band The Smiths, said excessive noise had left him “in a catatonic state” and made his performance at Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia “impossible”.<\/p>\n

“Tonight’s scheduled show in Valencia has been rendered impossible due to sleep deprivation,” the statement began.<\/p>\n

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\"MorrisseyEnglish musician Morrissey has cancelled his planned show in Valencia, Spain at the last minute, issuing an extraordinary spray in the process. (Getty)<\/p>\n

“Morrissey drove from Milan to Valencia but has been unable to rest in Valencia due to noise.<\/p>\n

“The show is not cancelled. Circumstances render the show impossible.”<\/p>\n

Another statement told fans he “travelled for two days by road” after playing in the Italian city on Monday, arriving into Valencia on Wednesday, ahead of Thursday’s scheduled show.\ufeff<\/p>\n

“Any form of sleep or rest throughout the night was impossible due to festival noise \/ loud techno singing \/ megaphone announcements,” the statement said.<\/p>\n

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\"SingerThe 66-year-old\ufeff, who was the former frontman of band The Smiths, said excessive noise has made his performance at Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia “impossible” (Getty)<\/p>\n

“This experience has left Morrissey in a catatonic state.”<\/p>\n

In a follow-up statement, the singer named and shamed further.<\/p>\n

“Morrissey has described his hotel on Plaza Manises as \u2026 ‘indescribable hell. It will take me one year to recover. And that is an understatement’,” he said.<\/p>\n

This is the sixth show of his current tour that Morrissey has cancelled.<\/p>\n

Previous cancellations include St Petersburg, Florida, San Diego, St Louis and Atlanta – with fans being given a range of reasons from “artist illness” to “adverse reaction to a prescription medication”.<\/p>\n

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Morrissey’s next performances – and final shows of his tour – are scheduled in the Spanish cities Zaragoza and Seville on March 14 and 16, respectively.<\/p>\n

There’s no word yet on whether those shows will go ahead.<\/p>\n

The European leg of his tour had been running since mid-February and included shows in Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, UK, France, Switzerland and Italy.\ufeff<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, Morrissey released his 14th studio album Make-Up Is A Lie, which is his first release in six years.<\/p>\n

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