Morrissey to perform at Shea's

Morrissey confirms 2026 summer/fall American tour 

√ Sept. 22 performance scheduled at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre

√ Artist tickets presale begins at noon April 29; general public tickets on sale at noon May 1

√ ‘Make Up Is A Lie’ available now; ‘Deluxe Notre-Dame’ EP coming June 19 via Sire/Warner Records

Shea’s Performing Arts Center press release

Following last week's announcement of a European tour, Morrissey has now confirmed a U.S. tour set for summer and fall 2026 in support of his new album, “Make Up Is A Lie,” and “Deluxe Notre-Dame” EP set for a June 19 release via Sire/Warner Records. The tour will visit Shea’s Buffalo Theatre for one performance at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22. 

Artist presales begin April 29 at noon local time, while general public tickets go on sale at noon Friday May 1. Click here for tour and ticket details. Tickets to the Buffalo performance will also be available at the Shea’s box office at 650 Main St., downtown Buffalo, or online at https://www.sheas.org/performances/morrissey. 

Tickets for the Sept. 26 CBGB Festival in Brooklyn and the Nov. 14 Darker Waves Festival in Huntington Beach, California, are on sale now.

Last month, Morrissey released his 14th solo studio album, “Make-Up Is A Lie,” his first album for Sire/Warner Records in 30 years. The dynamic song cycle features 12 tracks, including the trip-hop-infused single “Make-up is a Lie” and live fan-favorite “The Monsters of Pig Alley.” Click here to order “Make Up Is A Lie.”

On June 19, Morrissey will release the “Deluxe Notre-Dame” EP, which features unreleased tracks from the “MUIAL” sessions and highlights the track “Notre-Dame,” along with three complementary B-sides, including “Notre-Dame (Orchestrated Version),” “Hello Hell” and “Happy New Tears.” The original “Notre-Dame” is powered by vibrant production, glistening guitar strums, and driving drums. Across inventive synth-pop passages and a jagged post-punk guitar solo, Morrissey sings his pledge of solemn solidarity to the renowned Parisian landmark.

The EP is available for preorder now digitally, through all DSPs, and also in collectible, 12-inch form on striking yellow vinyl. Click here to order “Deluxe Notre-Dame” EP.

Upon release, “Make Up Is A Lie” hit No. 3 on the U.K. Albums Chart, becoming Morrissey’s 16th Top 10 solo album on the English tally (which includes compilations) and his 26th Top 10 album overall when including his work leading The Smiths. MOJO Magazine called the album, “His most convincing howl for ages.”

“Make Up Is A Lie” reunited Morrissey with producer Joe Chiccarelli (The Strokes, Weezer, The White Stripes, My Morning Jacket) as he returned to Studio La Fabrique in the Saint-Rémy-de-Provence region of Southern France. Joining Morrissey for the sessions are bandmates including Jesse Tobias, Camila Grey, Carmen Vandenberg, Juan Galeano, Alain Whyte, Gustavo Manzur and Brendan Buckley.

With poetic and provocative lyrics, evocatively unpredictable instrumentation, and a title that reads as a call for unvarnished truth and expression, the LP confirms Morrissey’s ongoing status as one of the most acclaimed and potent voices in music for over four decades running.

About Morrissey: Morrissey’s musical legacy is irrefutable. Widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in British pop, as well as one of the greatest lyricists of his generation, Morrissey has released 14 solo studio albums, penned an impressive string of No. 1 records, and, among many other accomplishments, won an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music.

As co-founder and lead singer of The Smiths, he forever altered the history of music within the span of only four albums. As a soloist, he has minted a sound that still reverberates today on stage and on record, with his new album – “Make Up Is A Lie,” and subsequent “Deluxe Notre-Dame” EP (June 19 via Sire/Warner Records) are an explicit declaration of love for unvarnished truth and expression – cementing his status as one of the most acclaimed and potent voices in music for over four decades.

After The Smiths’ debut single, “Hand In Glove,” hit the airwaves in 1983, the musical landscape would never be the same, with Morrissey at the helm of a rich catalog of songs that includes such indelible anthems as “This Charming Man,” “How Soon Is Now?”, “There Is a Light That Never Goes Out,” “Suedehead,” “Everyday Is Like Sunday,” “Irish Blood, English Heart,” “First of the Gang to Die,” and many, many more. That songbook has been resonating with fans around the world for 44 years.

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