Morrissey Cancels All Of This Month’s Concerts
Morrissey has canceled this weekend’s shows celebrating the 20th anniversary of You Are The Quarry. Moz was scheduled to perform these special concerts at Anaheim’s Honda Center on Friday, Jan. 26 and Inglewood’s Kia Forum on Saturday, Jan. 27. Both venues have announced cancellations due to “unforeseen circumstances.” Tickets will be automatically refunded.
Morrissey is known for canceling shows at the last minute. Here are some examples from over the years.
UPDATE: This month’s six shows in Latin America have been canceled as well, and Morrissey’s tour manager Donnie Knutson has shared this statement on Instagram: “Morrissey is receiving medical supervision for physical exhaustion. He has been ordered to rest for two weeks, and he will remain in Zurich.”
Scheduled California show openers She Wants Revenge write, “though we are frustrated and deeply disappointed, we are not terrible surprised.” Here’s their statement:
We are genuinely saddened that our two Southern California shows supporting Morrissey have been canceled.
We wish there was something we could do, but unfortunately, we are powerless over the situation.
Like many of you, we were looking forward to the shows, not only because of the special night of music it could have been, but also to share space in those incredible venues.
Also like many of you, though we are frustrated and deeply disappointed, we are not terribly surprised – and that‘s the truly unfortunate part. We all knew this was a possibility, we just hoped it would play out different this time.
Since we became aware of the situation this morning, we’ve worked tirelessly to try and create an alternative concert for those of you who were coming to see us this weekend, sadly we weren’t able to do so on the scale we would need it to be and that you deserve. We wanted nothing more than to play to our beloved hometown friends and family, and eagerly await the chance to do so soon.
Thank you to our friends at Live Nation for providing the opportunity, and to all of you for your understanding.