The former Smiths frontman Morrissey has postponed his upcoming July tour dates, with management citing “logistical circumstances beyond [their] control” as the reason.

Morrissey was due to play five UK shows in the coming month, including two hometown shows in Manchester, as well as gigs in Sweden and Germany. The announcement came less than a day after his management hit out against a Love Music Hate Racism event planned to coincide with one of his Manchester shows.

Peter Katsis, of Deckstar Management, claimed over Facebook that the event was simply “using the situation to gain some much-needed attention”, even going so far as to say “bullshit is still bullshit” regarding the motivations for the protest. Dave Haslam, the event’s organiser, called the response “the best turn of events ever”, saying that Morrissey’s management were “clearly rattled” by the event.

As for the upcoming shows, the UK dates will not be rescheduled until after Morrissey’s South America tour, which stretches across November and December of this year. His management did assure fans however, that he would “reschedule UK and European dates as soon as possible”.  All tickets will be refunded, with those refunds being processed starting from Monday.