{"id":419456,"date":"2026-01-20T21:16:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T21:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/419456\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T21:16:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T21:16:07","slug":"morrissey-cancels-yet-another-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/419456\/","title":{"rendered":"Morrissey cancels yet another concert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"ZFQABGVJIREZXBPEDSBTXXAKJE\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/topic\/music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">musician<\/a> has gained something like notoriety for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/life\/2026\/01\/beloved-80s-singer-cancels-more-concerts-haters.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">canceling and postponing shows<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"CPGTU7CQGRDRJJQISAZ5Q2YELE\">Something that he <a href=\"https:\/\/v\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">just did again<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"YYSOUNUHYJG7NATV5XLG3OKOY4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/morrissey-cancels-fifth-live-show-of-2026-3924291\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Stereogum reports<\/a> how Steven Patrick Morrissey \u2014 better known simply as \u201cMorrissey,\u201d the former frontman for British group The Smiths \u2014 has cancelled his performance at the Duke Energy Center for The Arts\u2019 Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg, Florida, tonight. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"M7YJ4U4SNNHZ5MWB65R5CW2XEU\">This is his fifth cancellation of 2026 thus far, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/morrissey-cancels-fifth-live-show-of-2026-3924291\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NME adds<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"T2WYO53HUBCIDPF3COQJ42XIYY\">According <a href=\"https:\/\/www.suggest.com\/morrissey-falls-ill-cancels-multiple-concerts\/2912556\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">to Suggest,<\/a> the 66-year-old canceled multiple shows within about a weeks\u2019 time due to an unconfirmed ailment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"ILC3CB2FYFCWBFSNGHVRPSEZIQ\">\u201cDue to artist illnesses, the Morrissey show on January 17, 2026, at 8 PM has been canceled,\u201d wrote one venue <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTlibkTDiGj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">via Instagram post.<\/a> \u201cAll ticket purchases will be refunded automatically at the point of purchase.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"CG5DP6VN7RENXJPNU6XGAB43AU\">\u201cPlease allow 7-10 business days for refunds to take place.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"GXMPFASFGZHS3KNZL5TIOF7EWA\">\u201cI haven\u2019t even been a fan for that long and I\u2019m already 0 for 2,\u201d wrote<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/morrissey\/comments\/1qhbkns\/st_petersburg_fl_cancelled\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> a Reddit <\/a>user.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"4BNDRNYJSRAGHPS6U7SRVDQDHE\">\u201cFirst time he cancelled I had the option to hold my tickets for [a] rescheduled show or take a refund,\u201d commented another. \u201cI had great seats so I held. Didn\u2019t give me the option this time \u2014 straight to refund.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"WBRODNPMTVEW5E577PGHV45BII\">\u201cIs Morrissey genuinely ok?\u201d asked a concerned commenter. \u201cIs he very sick?<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"2QDSC3O6LJHNDBQS7CPT2SICH4\">\u201cI know it\u2019s a meme at this point that he cancels shows but like if he\u2019s this ill physically or mentally why commit to a tour?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"GL4QBUI7H5HZ3AY2P7A5J5NGDA\">It appears that other scheduled Morrissey performances are \u2014 for now \u2014 still on the docket as of the publishing of this report.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A musician has gained something like notoriety for canceling and postponing shows. 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