Former Smiths frontman, Morrissey, was this week forced to cancel both his Boston and Mashantucket shows over the weekend.
The singer, 66, was scheduled to perform at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, on Friday night, followed by a sold out show at the MGM Music Hall at Fenway in Boston, Massachusetts, on Saturday.
The threat was reportedly made by Ottawa local Steven Castellano, who has since been released on bail.
It’s reported by the Ottawa Citizen that the post came from a Bluesky account under the name “guy who gets shot in the head one hundred thousand times a day”,
“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.”
As a result of this Morrissey took to his Facebook to announce the cancellations of both his Connecticut and Massachusetts shows, calling the threat on his life, ‘credible.’
The statement read as follows: “In recent days, there has been a credible threat on Morrissey’s life. Out of an abundance of caution for the safety of both the artist and audience, tonight’s engagement at Foxwoods has been cancelled. We appreciate your understanding.”
A further post then confirmed the second cancellation.
Despite not specifying what recent events were considered in the decision, the shows come just one week after the shooting of Activist Charlie Kirk in Utah.
So far there is no announcement on the gigs being rescheduled, but fans with tickets have been told that refund procedures are being conducted.
Morrissey’s tour will continue when he takes the stage in Philadelphia on September 23.
