Morrissey cancels concert, cites 'zero music industry support'
Former Smiths frontman Morrissey is calling out the lack of "music industry support" for his European solo tour.
An indie rock sensation in the '80s, the Smiths were headed up by the British singer-songwriter, whose real name is Steven Patrick Morrissey. But in a cryptic post on his website, Morrissey Central, the singer announced the cancellation of a show in Stockholm and claimed his music had been largely forgotten by an industry that once hung on his every move.
"The pain at not reaching Stockholm this week is horrific for the band and crew," he wrote. "I know it's impossible for people to understand, but we dream of Stockholm, Reykjavik, Trondheim, Helsinki, Aarhus … but there is no financial support from imaginary record labels to get us to such places."
"In the last seven days we have traveled into six countries, and we are travel-weary beyond belief. We can barely see," he continued. "We pray to God that someone, somewhere can help us reach Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Denmark … where we have thousands upon thousands of friends, yet absolutely zero music industry support."
Morrissey claimed "no label will release our music, no radio will play our music … and yet our ticket sales are sensational. What does this tell us about the state of Art in 2025?"
The singer, 66, went on to tell fans that a planned concert in Berlin on June 27 would continue "with the grace of God."
"I love all of you with whatever is left of my doomed heart," he finished.
Morrissey is in the midst of an extensive tour of Europe and North America. With a collection of shows from Germany and Turkey to Greece stretching throughout the summer, some fans have begun to worry he and his crew will struggle to make it.
In the comment section of an Instagram post, in which he shared the same statement, some fans expressed disappointment and confusion, saying the reasoning "made absolutely zero sense" and asking "why schedule so many dates without proper funding?"
Morrissey is scheduled to return to the U.S. for a slate of concerts beginning in September and running through the fall, before heading to South America in late October.
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