Morrissey cancels two US shows over ‘credible threat on his life’

Singer cancels shows in Connecticut and Massachusetts out of ‘abundance of caution’, days after threat also issued in Ottawa

Morrissey has cancelled two shows in the US over a “credible threat on his life”, according to his official Facebook page.

The former Smiths singer, 66, was due to appear at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, on Friday night, and at MGM Music Hall at Fenway in Boston, Massachusetts, on Saturday.