Morrissey cancels his Valencia concert after being left in a “catatonic state” by the city’s noise Morrissey

British singer Morrissey has canceled a concert in Valencia after becoming sleep deprived during the city’s raucous Las Fallas festival.

A statement on his website read: “After traveling for two days by road, Morrissey arrived at the hotel in Valencia late on Wednesday. Any form of sleep or rest throughout the night was impossible due to the noise of the festival/loud singing/loudspeaker announcements.”

The statement went on to say that “this experience has left Morrissey in a state of catatonia,” and that he will not perform any concerts.

Morrissey is scheduled to perform in two other Spanish cities, Zaragoza and Seville, on March 14 and 16, respectively.

His team insisted that the Valencia concert had not been canceled but that “the circumstances made it impossible to perform.” The singer produced recordings of the noise to justify the decision. The cheapest ticket for tonight’s show at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Valencia costs €103 (£88).

In a later statement, Morrissey wrote that his hotel was “an unspeakable hell. It will take one year to recover. This is an understatement.”

When it comes to cancellations, Morrissey has a good model, including in Spain. Last year, he canceled a concert at the Botanical Gardens in Madrid. In 2004, he canceled a concert at short notice after he was scheduled to appear at the Benicassim International Festival, near Valencia, citing “technical difficulties with his private plane.”

In 2014, he canceled the concert again, this time in Warsaw, 25 minutes into his show, complaining that a spectator had shouted something “very offensive”.

A year later, he refused to perform at a festival in Reykjavik after organizers rejected his request that meat not be served during the event.

Of the 21 concerts booked this year to promote his new album, Make-Up Is a Lie, five have already been canceled — in San Diego, St. Louis, Atlanta, Dominican Republic, and St. Petersburg, Fla. — and one in Rancho Mirage in California has been postponed.

Fan site We Heart Music estimates that over the course of his career — including a stint with the Smiths before going solo — the singer has canceled more than 400 shows, including nearly half of the last 100.

Despite not attending many matches, Morrissey has a large and loyal fan base at international level. He went solo in 1987 after five years with the Smiths, considered one of the most influential indie music bands in history, and has since produced 14 studio and two live albums as a solo artist.

Following its release on Friday 6 March, Make-Up Is a Lie reached number two in the UK midweek album charts, behind Harry Styles. If Morrissey can maintain that position on Friday, it will be his highest chart position since 2014’s “World Peace Is None of Your Business,” which also reached No. 2. All but two of his studio albums have charted in the top five in the UK.

Anyone who thinks they’ll get any sleep during Las Fallas in Valencia hasn’t done their homework. Although the festival officially runs from March 15 to 19, preparations begin long before then with concerts, processions and fireworks.

The different neighborhoods of Valencia compete to see who can build the most elaborate and exciting carriages, which are then displayed around the city. In the final act, all the floats are set on fire, amidst more fireworks.

If Morrissey is still in town Thursday, he should note that there is another fireworks display scheduled to start at 8:30 p.m.