Morrissey Cancels Las Vegas Residency Shows Days Before Opening Night

Morrissey has canceled his upcoming Las Vegas residency.

Ticket buyers were informed Friday (Aug. 7) that the former Smiths frontman’s four-night run at Wynn Las Vegas’ Encore Theater, scheduled to begin Aug. 14, had been canceled due to “unforeseen logistical issues,” according to Rolling Stone.

“Hello, we regret to inform you that Morrissey – Live in Concert, scheduled for August 14, 15, 18, and 19 at Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas, has been canceled,” an email said. “Due to unforeseen logistical issues, the scheduled Las Vegas residency cannot take place.”

The 67-year-old musician’s official website still listed the Las Vegas shows at press time. Wynn’s entertainment page had removed the dates, while Ticketmaster listings for the concerts state, “Unfortunately, the Event Organizer has had to cancel your event.”

Morrissey had not publicly commented on the cancellation as of press time. Billboard has reached out to his representatives for further details.

Morrissey’s last live performance was Aug. 1 at Super Bock Arena in Porto, Portugal.

The singer-songwriter currently has live U.S. performances booked through the fall, including Chicago’s Riot Fest on Sept. 19 and Brooklyn’s CBGB Festival on Sept. 26. After stops in Washington, D.C., Nashville and Houston, among other cities, the trek is scheduled to conclude with a headlining set at Darker Waves Festival in Huntington Beach, Calif., on Nov. 14. He will then travel to Europe for a handful of dates to close out the year.

Over the years, Morrissey has developed a reputation for calling off or rescheduling shows for various reasons. In 2025, he canceled 25 performances and postponed 11, according to Rolling Stone.

Earlier this year, in January, Morrissey canceled a pair of California dates — shows that had been rescheduled from 2025 — citing a medical issue. In March, he also pulled the plug on a show in Valencia, Spain, due to “sleep deprivation” caused by a loud festival nearby that “left Morrissey in a catatonic state.”

Morrissey released his 14th studio album, Make-Up Is a Lie, in March.