Morrissey's latest: cancels a Valencia concert after a sleepless night: "It was hell"

It's certainly nothing new for Morrissey to cancel a scheduled show. What's genuinely curious this time, though, is the reason. The date set for the evening of March 12th in Valencia was in fact called off just hours before showtime, after the English musician spent a completely sleepless night thanks to the noise from the city's Las Fallas festival celebrations.

The former frontman of Smiths, currently on tour to present his new album “Make-Up Is A Lie“, explained that he was unable to rest after the long journey to the Spanish city. His official website states that Morrissey had arrived in Valencia the previous evening, at the end of a two-day car journey from Milan, but that during the night any attempt to sleep was made impossible by the racket coming from outside the hotel, between blaring techno music and constant announcements broadcast over megaphones as part of the ongoing celebrations.

The first update published online reads: “After travelling by road for two days, Morrissey arrived at his hotel in Valencia late on Wednesday. Any form of sleep or rest during the night was impossible due to festival noise, with loud techno music and megaphone announcements”.

A second statement issued on Thursday morning confirmed that the show scheduled for that evening could not go ahead: “Tonight's Valencia show has been made impossible due to sleep deprivation. Morrissey drove from Milan to Valencia but was unable to rest due to the noise”.

In a further message, the singer described the night spent in the city in particularly harsh terms: “My hotel on Plaza Manises was indescribable hell. It will take a year to recover. This is not an exaggeration”.

The statement specifies that the date has not been formally cancelled but was made impossible by the circumstances. At the moment it has not been clarified whether the show will be rescheduled or whether ticket holders will be able to request a refund.

Morrissey, now sixty-six, returned to the recording scene with “Make-Up Is A Lie“, his fourteenth solo album, released in early March 2026 and his first studio work in six years. The cancellation of the Valencia date adds to a long series of concerts cancelled or postponed throughout his career for various reasons, including health problems, logistical difficulties and other mishaps.

The Las Fallas celebrations, one of Valencia's most important events, are marked by street parties, fireworks displays and events that bring the city to life for several days, until March 19, when the large papier-mâché sculptures made for the occasion are burned in the traditional final bonfire. In 2016 the festival was added by Unesco to its list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

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