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Morrissey cancels Valencia concert after being left in ‘catatonic state’ by city noise https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/mar/12/morrissey-cancels-valencia-concert-catatonic-state-noise-las-fallas #Morrissey #Music #PopAndRock #Indie #Culture #Spain #UkNews #Europe
Morrissey cancels Valencia concert after being left in ‘catatonic state’ by city noise

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Bruce Springsteen, Kate Moss and Johnny Depp to appear on all-star Shane MacGowan tribute album

Irish artists, British indie legends and US stars such as Tom Waits also contribute, with Springsteen writing essay about the ‘bottomless humanity’ of the late Pogues frontman

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