Morrissey 'too tired' to perform, and 12 other excuses fo...

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Listen up: From ham sandwiches to cat-induced injuries, here are some of the excuses for gigs being cancelled.

Morrissey too tired to perform, and 12 other excuses for cancelled concerts 24 minutes ago Save Mark Savage Music Correspondent Save Morrisseys the fandom have come to expect last-minute cancellations, with reasons ranging from food poisoning to death threats Morrissey has cancelled a concert in Spain because he didnt get enough sleep. The singer, who has become something of an expert in calling off gigs , dropped his latest no-show was because of the “indescribable hell” of a noisy hotel room in Valencia. (it feels like chaos)

“Any form of sleep or rest throughout the night was impossible because of festival noise / loud techno singing / megaphone announcements,” broke down a post on the Morrissey Central site.

The Details

“This experience has left Morrissey in a catatonic state. ” Updating the fandom in a personal message , the former Smiths frontman dropped: “It will take me one year to recover.

And that is an understatement. ” About 1,500 the fandom had been because of attend the show at Valencias Palau de Les Artes Reina Sofia.

Why This Matters

The Associated Press reports that the disturbance outside Morrisseys hotel room may have been caused place around Valencias Las Fallas festival, which welcomes in the spring. The singer is rn touring his new album Make-Up Is A Lie, and while the European tour has mostly proceeded without a hitch, he cancelled five of eight planned US dates at the start of the year, saying he had caught flu. “I apologise deeply but it is -44 degrees outside, and EVERYONE is hacking themselves to death, and I am, regrettably, human,” he wrote at the time.

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Key Takeaways

• “I am doing my small and pathetic best.
• ” Scrapping a show because hes sleepy is a new excuse, but its not the strangest in rock history.
• Here are some memorable examples.

The Bottom Line

Here are some memorable examples. 1) Neil Youngs ham sandwich Harvest Moon singer Neil Young had to scrap an entire European tour in 1997 after he sliced off the top of his finger while making a ham sandwich.

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