US EditionMorrissey calls off concert in Spain after local festivities deprived him of sleep
- On Thursday, British rock star Morrissey canceled his Valencia concert because a post on his website said sleep deprivation made the show impossible.
- Arriving Wednesday after a two-day drive from Milan, Morrissey said the Las Fallas festival's loud techno singing and megaphone announcements disturbed his hotel room overnight in Valencia, Spain.
- His website said he was 'in a catatonic state' as the 66-year-old Morrissey tours to promote Make-up Is a Lie, released earlier this month.
- Ticket holders face unclear rescheduling or refunds as Morrissey’s temperamental character and shifting political views may influence public reaction to the cancellation.
- Las Fallas is known for noisy street parties and fireworks, culminating this year on March 19; UNESCO calls its incineration 'a form of purification' and 'social renewal'.
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Valencia too noisy for Morrissey as he cancels gig
British indie rock star, the sixty-six-year-old former Smiths frontman, Morrissey arrived to his hotel and banged on the walls in frustration at the racket outside. To his distaste the row from the yearly Las Fallas event was keeping him awake, and so he decided to cancel his shows there. Instead of moving hotel, and in what has been reported of a “strop”, the popular singer… Source
This is the case of Steven Morrissey, former leader of the legendary alternative rock group of the 1980s The Smiths, with a long and successful musical career behind his back and known as Manchester's El Divo, who has suspended the concert he planned to offer on Thursday at the Palau de Les Arts in Valencia, as part of the tour he is carrying out, for being "in a catatonic state", as reflected on his own website.
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