Morrissey forced to CANCEL concert in Sweden due to exhaustion and 'zero industry support' - as furious fans slam singer for 'making excuses'
Morrissey has been forced to cancel a concert in Sweden at the last minute due to exhaustion and 'zero music industry support'.
The former Smiths frontman, 66, was set to take to the stage for a headline show at Stockholm's Hovet Arena on Monday night, but pulled the plug just hours before the show was due to start.
Taking to Instagram to share a statement, Morrissey claimed that he and his crew were 'travel-weary beyond belief', having travelled to six countries in seven days amid their current UK and European tour.
The Suedehead hitmaker also pinned the blame on 'zero music industry support', claiming to have 'no financial support from imaginary record labels' to get them to venues across Scandinavia, while also moaning that 'no radio will play our music.'
However, furious fans have hit out at the singer's cancellation reasonings, slamming him for 'making excuses'.
Alongside a snap of him performing, alongside a bizarre still from 2006 Norwegian slasher film Cold Prey, Morrissey wrote on Instagram: 'SCANDINAVIA! The pain at not reaching Stockholm this week is horrific for the band and crew.
'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. 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.
'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?'
He concluded: 'The wagon rolls on to Berlin, 27 June. With the grace of God we will all gather. I love all of you with whatever is left of my doomed heart. MORRISSEY.'
Taking to the comments, several of his social media followers expressed their bewilderment and irritation at the statement.
They penned: 'A very confusing statement, basically your tired after a few weeks of touring? Stockholm is almost completely sold out tomorrow so can't see how you wouldn't 'afford' to make the trip?
'A confusing post… Are they asking to crowdsource tour transportation.'
'This reasoning makes absolutely zero sense.'
Taking to Instagram to share a statement, Morrissey claimed that he and his crew were 'travel-weary beyond belief', having travelled to six countries in seven days amid their current tour
However, furious fans have hit out at the singer's cancellation reasonings, slamming him for 'making excuses'
'What a moronic and confusing post. Your old bandmate Johnny Marr seems to have no problem navigating around the world and releasing music. How does he stay so put together?'
'Logic only Morrissey understands.'
'Why schedule so many dates without proper funding?? Just say you don't have the money rather than making excuses.'
Ticketholders were reportedly informed: 'Due to exhaustion among the band and crew, the Morrissey headline engagement at Hovet has been cancelled. Refunds will be available at the point of purchase', report The Metro.
This isn't the first time Morrissey has left fans disappointment amid his recent tours.
He recently had to pull out of a gig in Madrid after being struck down with acute sinusitis.
While he also cancelled some US concerts last year, including two in Southern California, due to 'physical exhaustion'.
Morrissey was scheduled to perform at the Honda Center in Anaheim on January 26 2024, and at the Kia Forum the following night in celebration of the 20th anniversary of his heralded album You Are The Quarry, but were called off at the last-minute that were initially blamed to 'unforeseen circumstances.'
'Morrissey is receiving medical supervision for physical exhaustion,' the iconic crooner's tour manager Donnie Knutson wrote on his Instagram page.
'He has been ordered to rest for two weeks, and he will remain in Zurich.'
As a result, a run of the singer's upcoming South American shows, scheduled to kick off on February 3, were also canceled, according to NME.
Morrissey (born Steven Patrick Morrissey) had planned to perform his seventh solo studio album You Are The Quarry (2004) in full for both shows, according to Deadline.
The record features four singles that made the UK Top 10: Irish Blood, English Heart, First of the Gang to Die, Let Me Kiss You and I Have Forgiven Jesus.
The Davyhulme, Lancashire, England native co-founded the rock band The Smiths in 1982, and proceeded to gain a loyal fanbase who swooned over the mesmerizing music of guitarist Johnny Marr and Morrissey's dark his baritone voice and distinctive lyrics.
Eventually considered to be indie music darlings, the band went on to release four studio albums that were hits in the UK, all while garnering fans across the world.
Strangeways, Here We Come (1987) marked the last of those four records before the group, who also featured Andy Rourke (bass) and Mike Joyce (drums), decided to break up after a five-year run.
After going solo, Morrissey has since released 13 studio albums between 1988 and 2019, including You Are The Quarry, which turned out to be a huge comeback statement following a seven year recording hiatus.
Consisting of four hit singles that all went top 10 on the UK Singles Chart, the record also reached number 11 on the billboard 200, making it his highest-charting album in the U.S.
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