After the musician dramatically cancelled two shows over fears for his safety, Morrissey’s decision has been linked to fears following Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
Morrissey’s dramatic show cancellations have been linked to fears following Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
The 66-year-old English singer-songwriter and former frontman of The Smiths axed two concerts in the United States after his representatives said a “credible threat” was made against his life, with the decision coming in the wake of heightened security fears following the killing of right-wing activist Charlie at the age of 31 earlier this month.
The cancellations affected scheduled shows at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut on Friday (19.09.25) and MGM Music Hall in Boston on Saturday.
In a statement posted to Morrissey’s official Facebook account on Friday morning, his team said: “In recent days, there has been a credible threat on Morrisey’s life.
“Due to recent events and out of an abundance of caution for 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.”
The Ottawa Citizen reported Canadian authorities had arrested 26-year-old Noah Castellano after he allegedly issued a threat against Morrissey on the social media platform Bluesky.
According to court documents, on 4 September Noah allegedly wrote: “Steven Patrick Morrissey when you perform at TD Place here it Ottawa next week on the evening of September 12th, 2025 at about 9pm, I will be present at the venue in the audience and I will attempt to shoot you many times and kill you with a very large gun that I own illegally.”
The post, which used Morrissey’s birth name, was shared from an account titled “guy who gets shot in the head one hundred thousand times a day”.
Noah was later charged with uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm and released on $5,000 bail. When contacted by the Ottawa Citizen at his father’s home in Washington, DC, where he must remain under bail conditions, Noah said: “I’m not interested.”
Morrissey nonetheless headlined the CityFolk Festival in Ottawa on 12 September, where his appearance caused controversy after organisers agreed to his demand that no meat be sold onsite.
CTV News reported that all vendors, including a barbecue smokehouse, adapted menus, while organisers instructed security staff to search attendees for animal products.
The Sun has reported the heightened concerns surrounding Morrissey’s safety come shortly after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the US conservative activist and founder of Turning Point USA, who was shot dead earlier this month.
A report by the publication said: “The public murder of the conservative activist has sparked sensitivity and put security teams at live events under the microscope.”
Morrissey has faced controversy in recent years over his remarks on race and religion.
In comments reported by The Week, he said: “London is second only to Bangladesh for acid attacks. All of the attacks are non-white, and so they cannot be truthfully addressed by the British government or the Met Police or the BBC because of political correctness.”
The singer has also likened eating meat to racism, once saying: “Racism is at its most abhorrent in relation to eating animals. If you eat animals, isn’t it a display of hatred for a certain species? And what gives you the right to eat another species or race? Would you eat people from Sri Lanka?”
Morrissey’s dramatic show cancellations linked to fears following Charlie Kirk’s assassination
