Morrissey was scheduled to perform two concerts in Southern California this week, but the venues announced that
"unforeseen circumstances"
led to their cancellation.
In a press release posted on social networks, the manager announced that the former leader of the Smiths, aged 64, was receiving medical treatment after suffering from
“physical exhaustion”
.
“He has been ordered to rest for two weeks and will remain in Zurich
,” wrote Donnie Knutson.
The concerts were scheduled to take place at the Honda Center in Anaheim and the Kia Forum near Los Angeles on Friday, January 27 and Saturday, January 28, respectively.
The British daily
The Guardian
specifies that the 64-year-old singer's concerts scheduled for next month in Peru, Chile and Argentina have also been canceled.
During his last concert in Los Angeles, Morrissey walked off stage at the city's Greek Theater after just 20 minutes of the show.
A member of the band then addressed the audience:
“Sorry, but due to unforeseen circumstances we cannot continue with the concert.
Really sorry.
We will see each other again next time.
Our apologies."
The canceled shows this week should have allowed the British artist to perform his entire 2004 album,
You Are the Quarry
, to mark the record's 20th anniversary.
It includes cult titles like
Irish Blood
,
English Heart
,
First of the Gang to Die
and
Let Me Kiss You
.