Morrissey has cancelled two ‘You Are The Quarry’ 20th-anniversary shows that were set to take place this weekend, with the venues citing “unforeseen circumstances.”
The former Smiths frontman was set to appear at Anaheim, California’s Honda Center on January 26 and Los Angeles’ Kia Forum on January 27, before both venues confirmed on X/Twitter that the shows would no longer be going ahead.
Both venues sent out near-identical cancellation messages, and the majority of fans didn’t actually seem to be too surprised that he had nixed another couple of dates.
“Morrissey is gonna Morrissey” was one of the replies to the tweet from the Civic Center, with another fan noting “Pssh, I just got tickets yesterday!!!” But the most apt reply stated, “Why anyone continues to buy tickets to Morrissey shows, I’ll never know.”
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This isn’t the first time that the British singer has cancelled shows last minute, with Morrissey having stopped a date last year at London’s Crystal Palace on July 9.
A tour was then announced, but interestingly, the Nottingham Royal Concert Hall gig that replaced the Crystal Palace show in said tour was also cancelled. For both shows that were cancelled, the venues also claimed that it was due to “unforeseen circumstances.”
To quote someone pretty wise, “Why anyone continues to buy tickets to Morrissey shows, I’ll never know.”
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