Morrissey has cancelled two imminent dates on his present North American tour – tonight’s (November 22) deliberate present in Salt Lake City, and Wednesday’s (November 23) gig in Denver – citing “band illness”.
“Thank you to the fans for the ongoing love and support while we take a moment to restore and recover,” reads an announcement shared by the previous Smiths frontman on social media. Ticketholders will be capable to obtain refunds by way of their unique level of buy.
The tour is scheduled to recommence this Friday (November 25) on the Fillmore in Minneapolis, earlier than persevering with on to Milwaukee, Washington, Brooklyn, New Jersey, Philadelphia and Boston. Tickets for remaining reveals can be found right here.
The reveals’ cancellation comes after Morrissey prematurely ended a gig in Los Angeles earlier this month, half-hour and 9 songs into the set. After performing ‘Girlfriend In A Coma’, the singer left the stage unannounced. After a quick interval of silence, a bandmate returned to the stage to inform the gang that “due to unforeseen circumstances”, the present was “not going to continue”.
While no official purpose has been given for the cancellation, there was hypothesis on-line that it may have been as a result of climate – with some such suggesting the singer was “too cold” throughout his efficiency on the out of doors venue.
Last week, Morrissey introduced that his forthcoming album, ‘Bonfire Of Teenagers’, will not be launched in February 2023 as deliberate. The singer shared a message on his official web site confirming the information, including that the file’s destiny is “exclusively in the hands of Capitol Records”, the label that signed on for the album’s US launch.
‘Bonfire Of Teenagers’ was announced in May final 12 months, with Morrissey calling it the “best album of my career”. The singer has been previewing a lot of its tracks stay at reveals all through 2022.
Last month, it was confirmed that artists who had contributed to the album embrace Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea and drummer Chad Smith, plus former RHCP guitarist John Frusciante, Miley Cyrus and Iggy Pop.