Three days into January, Morrissey’s 2026 began with the primary slate of what promise to be many present cancellations this 12 months, as has turn into the previous Smiths singer’s customized. But it surely appeared like issues had been really choosing up for Moz this time. After years of scrapped gigs and aborted album launches, this month he is really managed to share the lead single from new LP Make-Up Is A Lie and gotten again onstage. Now, the unhappy Morrissey information has resumed.
Sure, it entails canceled live shows. Moz’s present tomorrow on the Fox Theatre in Atlanta has been canceled on the final minute “because of artist sickness.” This comes after the present was rescheduled from Could 14 of final 12 months. Shopping for a Morrissey ticket at the moment is like making an attempt to kick a soccer held by Lucy Van Pelt, so you possibly can’t really feel that a lot sympathy for the Moz followers of the ATL.
Moreover, after half a decade of teasing a collaboration with Morrissey, A$AP Rocky lastly launched his long-teased Do not Be Dumb, and Moz is not among the many many, many visitors. On prime of that, fellow English music icon Robbie Williams surprise-released his personal lengthy–teased album Britpop, which has a rippling synth observe known as “Morrissey” on which Williams clowns the “eccentric” Moz with strains like “I am remoted abandoned and friendless/ However the beat goes on, and it feels great.” You suppose they’d get alongside effectively, having each had reveals in Turkey canceled because of obvious assist for Israel.
