Morrissey fans have had enough after he cancels show over ‘sleep deprivation’

Morrissey has blamed the cancellation of his latest concert on ‘loud noise’ outside his hotel.

The English singer – full name Steven Patrick Morrissey – rose to fame as the frontman of the Smiths in the 1980s before embarking on a solo career.

But despite his success, he’s also developed a reputation for pulling the plug on a string of shows – often with questionable excuses.

Last year he cancelled 22 of his concerts, many of them last minute, then also failing to step on stage for his first one this year.

The reasoning he gave for that gig not going ahead was due to suffering an ‘adverse reaction to a prescription medication’.

Now, fans in Spain have been left with tickets that can’t be used after he cancelled his scheduled show in Valencia.

Morrissey had been due to play at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía tonight, but his gig has now ‘been rendered impossible due to sleep deprivation’.

It is currently the week-long Las Fallas festival in the city, which sees locals set off fireworks among other activities.

In a message posted on the singer’s website, ticketholders were initially warned the show may not proceed due to the loud noises outside of his hotel.

‘Having travelled for two days by road, Morrissey reached the hotel in Valencia late on Wednesday. Any form of sleep or rest throughout the night was impossible due to festival noise/ loud techno singing/ megaphone announcements,’ the update on his website said.

‘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.’

Then, in a second message, it was confirmed that the show would not be going ahead.

That statement 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.’

Despite the fact Morrissey would not be performing, his team attempted to claim it was ‘not cancelled’. Instead, they said that ‘circumstances render the show impossible’.

Meanwhile a follow-up post saw Morrisey declare his hotel in the Plaza Manises area as ‘indescribable hell’.

‘It will take me one year to recover. And that is an understatement,’ he added.

Soon after the concert was announced to not be going ahead, many people weighed in – and couldn’t help but poke fun at the singer.

‘The fact that Morrissey cancelled the concert in Valencia because he couldn’t rest due to the Fallas festival has me reeling,’ user HiImJoki posted on X.

‘So, Morrissey was supposed to play in Valencia, and since the hotel was near a place where people want to party at night, he scrapped the show and didn’t play because he hadn’t rested. Rent a cabin, man. Stop messing around,’ Carla wrote.

‘A stiff breeze outside would be cause for Morrissey to cancel,’ Daniel joked.

‘Morrissey cancels 50% of his concerts; he’s stood me up several times. I didn’t fall for the Valencia show; I knew he wasn’t going to perform from the day the tickets went on sale,’ Manu declared.

‘If you keep buying tickets to see Morrissey, you’re simply an idiot,’ Jordy added.

The axed Valencia concert is the sixth show of 2026 that Morrissey has cancelled, coming after ones in St Petersburg, Rancho Mirage, San Diego, St Louis, and Atlanta didn’t go ahead.

Despite the Valencia show being canned, Morrissey has performed the first nine shows of his European tour, including a sold-out date at the O2 Arena in London late last month.

Meanwhile his latest album, Make Up is a Lie, was released on March 6^. It is currently in second position in the UK Midweek Album Chart behind Harry Styles, with his album Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.

Morrissey is next set to play in Zaragoza in Spain on March 12, followed by a show in Seville two days later.

Over the past 12 years Morrissey has cancelled over 120 shows.

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