Morrissey axes concerts over assassination threat

Morrissey has cancelled two upcoming concerts following a “credible threat” to assassinate him on stage, according to a message posted on his Facebook account.

Morrissey has cancelled two upcoming concerts following a “credible threat” to assassinate him on stage.

The 66-year-old musician was due to play shows in Connecticut and Boston over the weekend but both have been axed after the threat was made.

A message posted on Morrissey’s official Facebook account on Friday (19.09.25), said: “In recent days, there has been a credible threat on Morrissey’s life. Out of an abundance of caution for the safety of both the artist and audience, tonight’s engagement at Foxwoods has been cancelled. We appreciate your understanding.”

A later message added: “Due to recent events and out of an abundance of caution for the safety of both the artist and band, the upcoming shows this weekend at Foxwoods and MGM Music Hall have been cancelled. All tickets will be refunded automatically at your original point of purchase. We appreciate your understanding.”

According to a report from Ottawa Citizen, which cited court documents, the threat was allegedly made by a 26-year-old man in a post shared to the social media platform Bluesky on September 4.

Meanwhile, Morrissey previously axed a Stockholm, Sweden gig during the summer, claiming he had “zero music industry support”.

He posted on the Morrissey Central website: “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 travelled 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?”