The Daily Populous Sunday September 21st, 2025 morning edition
Authored by nbcnews.com and submitted by AudibleNod

British rockstar Morrissey has canceled upcoming concerts in Massachusetts and Connecticut after reported threats against his life.

Morrissey, the former frontman of The Smiths, said in a post on Instagram on Friday that he cancelled shows at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, Friday night and at MGM Music Hall at Fenway in Boston on Saturday.

"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 cancelled. All tickets will be refunded automatically at your original point of purchase," the post read.

An Instagram post by MGM Music Hall went further, saying the show was cancelled after a "credible threat on Morrissey's life" was made.

The cancellation of the shows comes days after Morrissey reportedly received death threats ahead of a show in Canada, prompting the reported arrest of a 26-year-old man.

The cancellations also come amid a backdrop of political violence in the U.S.

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk, 31, was assassinated this month while speaking at an event at a college campus in Utah. Kirk's assassination came months after the assassination of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, in their home and UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on the streets of New York City.

Morrissey is on a world tour with stops scheduled in cities across the United States and Mexico.

bimbuppy on September 21st, 2025 at 01:37 UTC »

Per the Rolling Stone article about this:

"A post made under the account name "guy who gets shot in the head one hundred thousand times a day" matches the description of the post in the documents. It reads: "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 and I will attempt to shoot you many times and kill you with a very large gun that I own illegally."

maybelying on September 21st, 2025 at 01:33 UTC »

The guy that threatened to kill him was from Ottawa, posted that he was going to shoot Morrissey at the then upcoming Ottawa show. Morrissey went ahead with the show anyways, a few weeks ago, and the guy that posted the threat was arrested and charged. Now he cancelling US shows off that same threat.

This is just Morrissey being Morrissey.

Spamgrenade on September 21st, 2025 at 01:30 UTC »

Hearing a lot from Morrisey lately. What's he promoting?