Morrissey Too Sleepy To Perform Tonight, Says Noisy Hotel Was “Indescribable Hell”

Skip to ContentNewsMorrissey Too Sleepy To Perform Tonight, Says Noisy Hotel Was “Indescribable Hell”By Tom Breihan11:13 AM EDT on March 12, 2026Share on FacebookShare on RedditShare on EmailShare on BlueskyMorrissey might not be making his best music or his most coherent public statements these days, but he's still innovating in the field of "finding reasons not to perform." The old rascal is currently touring behind his new album Make-Up Is A Lie, and he's already canceled shows in California, Atlanta, and St. Petersburg. Now, we can add Valencia, Spain to the list. See, Morrissey's hotel in Valencia was too noisy, so Valencia doesn't get a Morrissey show.Morrissey was scheduled to play Valencia's Palau Des Les Arts tonight, but Morrissey couldn't do the show because of a hotel experience that, according to Morrissey himself, was an "indescribable hell." A series of increasingly funny posts on the Morrissey Central site lays it all out. Here's the first one, which threw the show's status into doubt and which blamed factors like "loud techno singing":MENTAL IN VALENCIAHaving travelled for two days by road, Morrissey reached the hotel in Valencia late on Wednesday. Any form of sleep or rest throughout the night was impossible due to festival noise / loud techno singing / megaphone announcements. This experience has left Morrissey in a catatonic state. Before leaving for tonight's scheduled concert, please check that the show remains possible under these circumstances.And here's the announcement that canceled the show while describing the show as "not cancelled":VALENCIATonight's scheduled show in Valencia has been rendered impossible due to sleep deprivation. Morrissey drove from Milan to Valencia but has been unable to rest in Valencia due to noise.The show is not cancelled. Circumstances render the show impossible.Finally, here's the word from the man himself:OH VAL-EN-CIA SO MUCH TO ANSWER FORMorrissey has described his hotel on Plaza Manises as …"indescribable hell. It will take me one year to recover. And that is an understatement".What's the opposite of a trooper?Share on FacebookShare on RedditShare on EmailShare on BlueskyTom Breihan@tombreihan.bsky.socialRead More:MorrisseyGET THE STEREOGUM DIGESTThe week's most important music stories and least important music memes.EmailSign upMore from NewsExplore NewsNewsLord Sear Dead At 53March 12, 2026NewsWatch Harry Styles Cover Tears For Fears In The BBC Live LoungeMarch 12, 2026NewsDoja Cat Walks Back Timothée Chalamet Criticism, Admits She Was Virtue SignalingMarch 11, 2026NewsBillie Eilish In Talks To Make Movie Acting Debut In Sarah Polley’s The Bell Jar AdaptationMarch 11, 2026NewsSomeone’s Out Here Heckling College Basketball Players By Yelling ’90s Alt-Rock Hits At ThemMarch 11, 2026NewsColter Wall Takes “Indefinite Hiatus From Live Music” For Mental Health ReasonsMarch 11, 2026