Remember when we lauded Morrissey‘s April 5 show for its potential to help reinvigorate the National Theatre? That show is now canceled and our dreams have shriveled up and died.

Sent Saturday morning, this press release totally ruined brunch:

NEW YORK – March 16, 2013 – The remaining dates of the Morrissey U.S. North American tour have officially been pulled down due to medical reasons. The singer has suffered a series of medical mishaps over the past few months including a bleeding ulcer, Barrett’s esophagus and double pneumonia.

Despite his best efforts to try to continue touring, Morrissey has to take a hiatus and will not be able to continue on the rest of the tour. Morrissey thanks all of his fans for their well wishes and thoughts. Refunds for the remaining shows are available at point of purchase.

The poor guy has had a rough go of it lately. When I looked up Barrett’s esophagus, I found it has nothing to do with Syd Barrett; according to the NIH website, it’s an extremely uncomfortable-sounding condition, usually linked to gastroesophageal reflux disease, that transforms esophageal tissue into something more like stomach lining.

Get better, Moz.

Here’s the full list of canceled dates:

3/18 Lawrence, KS at Liberty Hall
3/19 Lincoln, NE at Rococo Theatre
3/22 Minneapolis, MN at Orpheum
3/23 Chicago, IL at Chicago Theater
3/27 Clear Lake, IA at Surf Ballroom
3/29 Nashville, TN at Ryman Auditorium
3/30 Atlanta, GA at Cobb Energy Center
4/2 Asheville, NC at Orange Peel
4/3 Richmond, VA at National
4/5 Washington, DC at The National Theatre
4/6 Philadelphia, PA at Tower Theater
4/8 Flint, MI at Whiting Auditorium
4/9 Indianapolis, IN at Murat Theater
4/12 Beaumont, TX at Jefferson Theater
4/13 Pharr, TX at Pharr Entertainment Center
4/15 Dallas, TX at Palladium
4/16 Austin, TX at Austin Music Hall
4/19 Phoenix, AZ at Marquee Theater
4/20 Las Vegas, NV at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
4/23 El Paso, TX at Tricky Falls
4/26 Denver, CO at Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre
4/28 Salt Lake City, UT at Kingsbury Hall
4/30 San Francisco, CA at The Warfield

Photo by Erica Bruce