{"id":2037704,"date":"2025-09-20T20:32:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T20:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2037704"},"modified":"2025-09-20T20:32:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T20:32:13","slug":"morrissey-cancels-two-concerts-after-credible-assassination-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/morrissey-cancels-two-concerts-after-credible-assassination-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"Morrissey cancels two concerts after &#8216;credible&#8217; assassination threat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Former Smiths frontman <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/morrissey-cancels-concert-cites-zero-132942661.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Morrissey;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Morrissey<\/a> canceled two of his United States shows due to a threat against his life, according to one of the venues he was set to perform at.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Officials became aware of a &#8220;credible threat on Morrissey&#8217;s life&#8221; in the past few days and opted to cancel his Saturday, Sept. 20, show &#8220;out of an abundance of caution for the safety of both the artist and band,&#8221; the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DOyglc1EUlX\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:MGM Music Hall at Fenway;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">MGM Music Hall at Fenway<\/a> confirmed on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The &#8220;Suedehead&#8221; singer&#8217;s concert at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, scheduled for Friday evening, Sept. 19, was also canceled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The English musician&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Morrissey\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:official Facebook page;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">official Facebook page<\/a> assured ticket holders that they would be refunded automatically and wrote, &#8220;We appreciate your understanding.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A 26-year-old Ottawa man reportedly made a threat against the 66-year-old artist on a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/tech\/2024\/11\/14\/bluesky-social-media-x-alternative\/76297460007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bluesky;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bluesky<\/a> social media post on Sept. 4, according to the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ottawacitizen.com\/news\/morrissey-alleged-death-threat\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ottawa Citizen;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Ottawa Citizen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Morrissey performs at the Firefly Music Festival in Dover, Delaware on June 19, 2015.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/r.5dx1XY9XXARzhQ.YrXSg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYzOTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/usa_today_entertainment_893\/bab0e3b8926d0a4c707c3033b8b315ba\"\/><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Morrissey performs at the Firefly Music Festival in Dover, Delaware on June 19, 2015.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong>Sacramento shooting: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/gunfire-strikes-abc10-building-amid-020653454.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Gunfire strikes ABC10 building amid outrage over 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' suspension;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Gunfire strikes ABC10 building amid outrage over &#8216;Jimmy Kimmel Live!&#8217; suspension<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Cancellations come after recent assassinations in US<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The cancellation comes after conservative activist <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/09\/20\/charlie-kirk-jimmy-kimmel-abc-cancel-culture\/86244255007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Charlie Kirk;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Charlie Kirk<\/a> was assassinated while speaking at Utah Valley University&#8217;s campus earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Other assassinations that occurred within the past year include the June 14 fatal shootings of Democratic Minnesota state lawmaker <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/09\/11\/donald-trump-charlie-kirk-melissa-hortman\/86089962007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark,;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark,<\/a> as well as the Dec. 4, 2024, killing of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2024\/12\/19\/luigi-mangione-extradition-hearing-updates\/77065762007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In September, Morrissey began touring across North America with stops in Montreal, Canada and New York City.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The status of upcoming shows in Philadelphia (Sept. 23), Pittsburgh (Sept. 25) and Chicago (Sept. 27) is unclear as of Saturday, Sept. 20.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">USA TODAY has reached out to Morrissey&#8217;s representatives for comment, but has not received a response.<\/p>\n<div class=\"-mx-4 mb-5 max-w-[750px] md:mx-0\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mx-4 md:mx-0\">\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<h2 class=\"text-base font-bold text-primary\">Over-the-top fashion and celebs pop up for London Fashion Week 2025<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"ml-1 font-normal text-primary\"><span class=\"font-bold text-hulk-pants dark:text-thanos\">1<\/span> of <span>64<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"relative text-sm pr-2.5 text-tertiary\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">With the end of New York Fashion Week designers, models and celebrities have flocked to Europe for the 2025 London Fashion Week.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">The British Fashion Council&#8217;s biannual spectacle returns to showcase fall and winter collections from Sept. 18 through Sept. 22!<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">Scroll to see what&#8217;s caught our eye so far from fashion designers Harris Reed and John Richmond to Karina Bond.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Morrissey canceled show in Stockholm earlier this year<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In June, the singer\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/life\/music\/2013\/03\/11\/morrissey-sick-again-and-cancels-tour-dates\/1979397\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:cancelled a show;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">cancelled a show<\/a>\u00a0in Stockholm after criticizing a lack of &#8220;music industry support&#8221; for his European solo tour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The pain at not reaching Stockholm this week is horrific for the band and crew,&#8221; he wrote <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.morrisseycentral.com\/messagesfrommorrissey\/455608-scandinavia\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:on his website, Morrissey Central;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">on his website, Morrissey Central<\/a>. &#8220;I know it&#8217;s impossible for people to understand, but we dream of Stockholm, Reykjavik, Trondheim, Helsinki, Aarhus \u2026 but there is no financial\u00a0support from imaginary record labels\u00a0to get us to such\u00a0places.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Contributing: Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2025\/09\/20\/morrissey-cancels-concerts-assassination-threat\/86267487007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Morrissey cancels US tour stops after 'credible' assassination threat;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Morrissey cancels US tour stops after &#8216;credible&#8217; 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