Morrissey exhibits are famously at all times getting canceled. Final month he canceled his Ottawa tour cease attributable to loss of life threats on Bluesky and final week he canceled Salt Lake Metropolis and Seattle exhibits on the final minute “attributable to extreme ear infections in each ears.” Now his exhibits in Istanbul and Ankara have been canceled, seemingly attributable to backlash over his help for Israel.
The previous Smiths singer was slated to play the Turkish cities on Dec. 15 and 16, however in keeping with Ticketmaster the occasions are not occurring. No rationalization was supplied and Morrissey has not but addressed it.
Yesterday a 2012 video of Morrissey holding up the Israeli flag whereas performing in Tel Aviv went viral with the caption, “Let me introduce: Zionist singer Morrissey, a supporter of Israel, will give a live performance at Volkswagen Enviornment on December 16. This live performance shouldn’t be allowed whereas kids are dying in Palestine. This live performance should be canceled!” Again in 2012, Morrissey was honored with the important thing to Tel Aviv; his 2017 album Low In Excessive Faculty included a music known as “Israel,” and in 2023 he referred to Israel as “God’s nation.”
This week’s Robbie Williams live performance in Istanbul was additionally canceled, reportedly attributable to pro-Palestinian teams protesting his look over alleged Zionist views.
Morrissey and the Smiths are talked about within the new Luca Guadagnino cancel tradition thriller After The Hunt, which is out tomorrow. Julia Roberts mentioned it in a brand new interview, arguing that folks ought to nonetheless interact with the Smiths’ music regardless of Morrissey’s problematic previous habits.
Tanıştırayım:
İsrail destekçisi, siyonist şarkıcı Morrissey 16 Aralık’ta Volkswagen Enviornment’da konser verecek.
Filistin’de çocuklar ölürken bu konserin yapılmasına izin verilmemelidir.
Bu konser iptal edilmelidir! pic.twitter.com/O6MQkdJdet
— SON LAİK BÜKÜCÜ 🇹🇷 (@TheLaikYobaz) October 8, 2025
