Morrissey cancels two U.S. concerts after credible threat

English singer songwriter Morrissey canceled two U.S. concerts this weekend after what his team and the venues described as a credible threat to his life following a recent stop in Ottawa. The shows, set for Sept. 19 at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, and Sept. 20 at MGM Music Hall at Fenway in Boston, were called off "out of an abundance of caution for the safety of both the artist and band," according to posts on Morrissey’s official social accounts and statements from the venues. Both venues said tickets would be refunded at the point of purchase.

The cancellation follows an alleged online post threatening to shoot Morrissey during his Sept. 12 performance at TD Place in Ottawa. Court documents cited by Canadian reporting say a BlueSky account using the handle guy who gets shot in the head one hundred thousand times a day posted the message on Sept. 4 reading in part, Steven Patrick Morrissey when you perform at TD Place here in 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.