Morrissey Cancels Las Vegas Residency Week Before Shows
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- Morrissey canceled his four-date Las Vegas residency at The Wynn's Encore Theater, originally set to begin Aug. 14, blaming "unforeseen logistical issues" in an email sent to ticket buyers on Friday.
- The residency — covering Aug. 14, 15, 18, and 19 — has been scrubbed from The Wynn's website, while Ticketmaster displays a notice reading, "Unfortunately, the Event Organizer has had to cancel your event."
- Rolling Stone reports Morrissey has canceled 22 performances and postponed 10 others in 2025 alone, with several prior explanations including "reasons completely beyond our control," "sleep deprivation," and "adverse reaction to a prescription medication."
- His next scheduled appearances include Sept. 19 at Chicago's Riot Fest, Sept. 22 at Shea's Buffalo Theatre in Buffalo, N.Y., and Sept. 26 at Brooklyn's CBGB Festival.
- Morrissey last performed on Aug. 1 in Portugal; as of Saturday morning his own website still listed the Vegas dates before they were removed.
Why it matters: Ticket holders lose four sold Vegas shows with no explanation beyond vague "logistical issues," and the pattern is striking: 22 cancellations and 10 postponements in 2025 alone means fans buying tickets to his remaining September dates — Riot Fest, Shea's Buffalo, and CBGB Festival — are making a gamble on an artist who has walked away from roughly a third of his 2025 bookings.
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