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Morrissey has canceled his first scheduled concert of 2026 due to a medical issue.
The English musician, 66, was slated to perform in Rancho Mirage, Calif., on Saturday, Jan. 3. However, a statement shared on the Morrissey-Solo website on Friday, Jan. 2, said the show would be postponed due to “an adverse reaction to a prescription medication.”
“Please hold onto your tickets as they will be honored for a rescheduled date. Should you wish to request a refund, please contact your original point of purchase,” the statement continued.
Additionally, the San Diego Civic Theatre shared that the musician’s Jan. 6 concert had been canceled, per a Friday, Jan. 2 Instagram post. They did not share whether the cancellation is due to the same medication issue.
“Refunds are available via point of purchase,” the venue added.
A representative for Morrissey did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment
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The singer, whose full name is Steven Patrick Morrissey, quietly canceled a number of tour dates in November 2025, including five shows in South America, citing “extreme exhaustion,” per New Noise Magazine.
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He additionally canceled a number of previous shows throughout 2025, citing issues like sinusitis and travel-related fatigue, per the outlet.
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In June, the former Smiths frontman claimed he had “zero music industry support” after preemptively canceling a show in Stockholm, Sweden.
“The pain of 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,” he said in a post on Morrissey Central.
“In the last seven days, we have traveled into six countries, and we are travel-weary beyond belief,” he continued. “We can barely see.”
The singer added, “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.”
