{"id":436585,"date":"2025-09-19T17:28:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T17:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/436585\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T17:28:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T17:28:17","slug":"morrissey-cancels-us-show-hours-before-due-to-credible-threat-to-his-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/436585\/","title":{"rendered":"Morrissey cancels US show hours before due to &#8216;credible threat to his life&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/SEI_266823109-e1c7.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-24212104\" alt=\"Morrissey singing into a microphone at a concert.\" decoding=\"sync\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tTwo shows, tonight and tomorrow night, have been cancelled (Picture: Urman Lionel\/ABACA\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n<p><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/morrissey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Morrissey<\/a> has cancelled two shows in the <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/usa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US<\/a> in a <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> post telling fans there has been a \u2018credible threat on his life\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on his <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/instagram\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> account, he announced tonight\u2019s show in Mashantucket, Connecticut, was no longer going ahead. <\/p>\n<p>The caption <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DOyk7SxEa_6\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DOyk7SxEa_6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">read<\/a>: \u2018In recent days, there has been a credible threat on Morrissey\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Out of an abundance of caution for the safety of both the artist and audience, tonight\u2019s engagement at Foxwoods has been cancelled.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We appreciate your understanding.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>In a second post, the former Smith\u2019s singer, 66, also shared his show in <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/boston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boston<\/a> tomorrow night at MGM Music Hall is cancelled \u2018while ongoing investigations are being carried out against the threat to Morrissey\u2019s life.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The music artist still has several shows ahead of him on this tour, including shows in <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/mexico\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" target=\"_blank\" 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