Morrissey didn’t hold back when canceling a concert in Stockholm, Sweden.
The rock legend posted a lengthy statement to Instagram on Sunday, June 22, announcing that the “pain at not reaching Stockholm this week is horrific for the band and crew.”
The candid statement slammed “record labels” for lack of support. The former frontman of The Smiths was scheduled to play in Stockholm on June 23. But that concert is no longer happening, according to the statement Morrissey posted to Instagram and on his website.
“I know it’s impossible for people to understand, but we dream of Stockholm, Reykjavik, Trondheim, Helsinki, Aarhus … but there is no financial support from imaginary record labels to get us to such places,” Morrissey wrote.
“In the last seven days we have traveled into six countries, and we are travel-weary beyond belief. We can barely see. We pray to God that someone, somewhere can help us reach Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Denmark … where we have thousands upon thousands of friends, yet absolutely zero music industry support,” the post continued.
“No label will release our music, no radio will play our music … and yet our ticket sales are sensational. What does this tell us about the state of Art in 2025?
The wagon rolls on to Berlin, 27 June. With the grace of God we will all gather. I love all of you with whatever is left of my doomed heart,” concluded Morrissey.
According to Parade, Morrissey has “had a long, contentious relationship with record labels,” which dates back to his time with The Smiths, which disbanded in 1987.
On Reddit, some fans criticized Morrissey.
“This is the real issue. All my friends are huge Morrissey fans from back in the day. Not a single one of them wants to see him now,” wrote one.
