Morrissey has postponed a concert in Rancho Mirage, California, due to an adverse reaction to prescription medication, while another in San Diego has been cancelled. The shows were scheduled for January 3 and 6, 2026, marking a continuation of the singer's recent pattern of gig disruptions. Fans for the postponed event can hold onto their tickets for a rescheduled date.
Morrissey, the former Smiths frontman, was set to perform at Agua Caliente Casinos in Rancho Mirage on January 3, 2026, but the venue announced the show has been postponed. According to a statement on the Morrissey-Solo website, the cancellation stems from an “adverse reaction to a prescription medication.” Ticket holders are advised to retain their tickets, as they will be honored for the rescheduled date, with refunds available from the point of purchase.
The following gig at San Diego’s Civic Theatre on January 6 has been outright cancelled, as confirmed by organizers on social media. This date was itself a rescheduling from a previously postponed May 1, 2025, performance. While the Rancho Mirage postponement explicitly cites the medication issue, the San Diego venue did not specify a reason, leaving it unclear if the same factor applies.
These disruptions follow a series of cancellations in recent months. In November 2025, Morrissey quietly called off a South American tour and two Mexican shows, attributing them to “extreme exhaustion.” Earlier that year, in April, he cancelled two US dates after hospitalization for a “severe sinusitis attack.” A June show in Stockholm was scrapped due to the band being “travel-weary beyond belief” and receiving “zero music industry support.” In September, two US gigs were axed following a “credible threat” on his life via Bluesky. Last month, two Turkish performances were cancelled, with fans speculating links to his apparent support for Israel.
In 2025 alone, Morrissey cancelled 22 scheduled performances and postponed 10 others, according to reports. Despite this, his upcoming US tour dates—from January 10 in San Antonio through shows in Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Georgia, and Florida—are still planned to proceed. A January 25 gig in the Dominican Republic was previously cancelled in late December.
On a brighter note, Morrissey announced his sole UK show for 2026 at The O2 in London on February 28. He recently signed a deal with Sire Records and shared a 12-track listing for a new album on Christmas Day, distinct from his delayed ‘Bonfire Of Teenagers.’ Last summer, he accused Capitol Records of “fascism” and a “creeping culture of censorship” regarding that project, claiming they signed it only to sabotage it. This will mark his first albums since 2020’s ‘I Am Not a Dog on a Chain.’
