English singer Morrissey canceled two U.S. shows on his ongoing tour after an alleged death threat from a Canadian man on social media.
The singer, full name Steven Patrick Morrissey, was slated to perform Friday in Connecticut and Saturday in Boston.
“Due to recent events and out of an abundance of caution for the safety of both the artist and band, the upcoming shows this weekend at Foxwoods and MGM Music Hall have been canceled. All tickets will be refunded automatically at your original point of purchase.
We appreciate your understanding,” the singer’s Facebook page posted.
Mr. Morrissey performed in Ottawa on Sept. 12 despite an alleged threat made against him on the Bluesky platform.
In a since-deleted post, an account with the display name “guy who gets shot in the head one hundred thousand times a day” wrote, “Steven Patrick Morrissey when you perform at TD Place here in Ottawa next week on the evening of September 12th, 2025 at about 9pm, I will be present at the venue in the audience and I will attempt to shoot you many times and kill you with a very large gun that I own illegally,” according to the Consequence of Sound music blog.
Ottawa resident Noah Castellano, 26, is accused of writing the post. Canadian authorities arrested him Friday and charged him with uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm. He is at his father’s residence in the D.C. area under the terms of his $5,000 bail, according to the Ottawa Citizen.
Mr. Castellano told the newspaper that he was “not interested” in commenting on the charges against him.
