Morrissey postpones tour dates after mother falls ill

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Morrissey has announced the cancellation of several dates of his current U.S. tour due to his mother’s ill health.

The ex-Smiths frontman was set to play Pittsburgh, Columbus, Flint and Chicago over the coming days, but has now had to push them back to a later date.

Reports suggest that the singer has returned to the UK to visit his mother, who was recently hospitalised.

The tour will continue from 29 October onwards, with the remaining dates as below:

October
29 – Minneapolis, MN Orpheum Theatre
30 – Clear Lake, IA Surf Ballroom

November
1 – Lincoln, NE Rococo Theater
3 – Denver, CO Ellie Caulkins Opera House
4 – Salt Lake City, UT Kingsbury Hall at University of Utah
8 – Seattle, WA Moore Theater
10 – Bellingham, WA Mount Baker Theater
11 – Portland, OR Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
14 – Davis, CA Robert Mondavi Center at UC Davis
16 – San Francisco, CA Davies Symphony Hall
17 – Reno, NV John Ascuaga’s Nugget, Rose Ballroom
21 – Tempe, AZ Marquee Theater
23 – Las Vegas, NV The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas at the Chelsea Ballroom
24 – Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
27 – El Paso, TX Tricky Falls
28 – Wichita Falls, TX Kay Yeager Coliseum
30 – Pharr, TX Pharr Events Center

December
1 – Beamount, TX Jefferson Theater
3 – Atlanta, GA Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center
5 – Asheville, NC The Orange Peel
7 – North Bethesda, MD The Music Center at Strathmore
8 – Atlantic City, NJ House of Blues at Showboat Atlantic City

Watch Morrissey’s recent performance on Jimmy Fallon here.