Morrissey - "official thread" : 2008-2012 tours, news, gossip

driver8 · 10-12-2008, 08:54

March & April 2009
USA
Australia
New Zealand

April 2009
INEC Killarney - 28th April ‘09
Leisureland Galway - 29th April ‘09

May 2009
Friday 1st May OMAGH Leisure Center
Saturday 2nd May BELFAST Waterfront

Monday 4th, Stirling Albert Hall - 0844 4999 990
Tuesday 5, Dundee Caird Hall - 0844 4999 990
Thursday 7, Glasgow Barrowlands - 0844 4999 990
Sunday 10, Liverpool Empire - 0870 606 3536
Wednesday 13, Birmingham Symphony Hall - 0121 780 3333
Friday 15, Great Yarmouth Britannia Pier - 01493 842 209
Saturday 16, Cambridge Corn Exchange - 01223 357851
Tuesday 19, Hull Arena - 0871 2200 260
Wednesday 20, Hartlepool Borough Hall - 0871 2200 260
Monday 25, Salisbury City Hall - 01722 434434
Tuesday 26, London Mile End Troxy Ballroom - 0871 2200 260
Thursday 28, London Brixton 02 Academy - 0844 477 2000

Existing Dates
May 11 London - Royal Albert Hall
May 22 Manchester - Apollo
May 23 Manchester - Apollo

Tickets go on general sale 10am on Friday, December 12th. Order yours on 0871 2200 260 or 0871 230 6230 or online at www.gigsandtours.com. Support on all dates comes from Doll & The Kicks.

TOUR 2011
Quite an eclectic mix of venues, and very Scot-heavy - wonder if any new dates will be added ? -

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Tickets go onsale on Monday 14th March for the following Morrissey concerts :

June 15 (Weds) PERTH City Hall (Scotland) : support group FLATS.

June 17 (Friday) INVERNESS Ironworks (Scotland) : support group FLATS.

June 18 (Saturday) DUNOON Queens Hall (Scotland) : support group FLATS.

June 20 (Monday) DUNFERMLINE Alhambra Theater (Scotland): support group BROTHER.

June 21 (Tuesday) HAWICK City Hall (Scotland) : support group BROTHER.

June 24 (Friday) GRIMSBY Auditorium (England) : support group FLATS.

June 25 (Saturday) YORK Barbican (England) : support group MONA.

June 27 (Monday) BRADFORD St George's Hall (England) : support group MONA.

June 30 (Thursday) CHELTENHAM Centaur (England) : support group MONA.

Hop Farm Music Festival final lineup for Saturday, 2 July:

MORRISSEY
LOU REED
IGGY & THE STOOGES
PATTI SMITH
THE PRETENDERS
DAMIEN DEMPSEY
MARY COUGHLAN
NEWTON FAULKNER
BROTHER

driver8 · 10-12-2008, 08:55

Years of Refusal - the new studio album from Morrissey - will be released on February 16th, 2009. The single I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris, will be released on February 9th, supported by two new songs Because Of My Poor Education and Shame Is The Name, the latter featuring additional vocals by Chrissie Hynde.

tracklist (unconfirmed) :
1. Something Is Squeezing My Skull
2. Mama Lay Softly On The Riverbed
3. Black Cloud
4. I’m Throwing My Arms Around Paris
5. All You Need Is Me
6. When I Last Spoke To Carol
7. That’s How People Grow Up
8. One Day Goodbye Will Be Farewell
9. It’s Not Your Birthday Anymore
10. You Were Good In Your Time
11. Sorry Doesn’t Help
12. I’m OK By Myself

douglasb · 10-12-2008, 09:06

Going to have to give this tour a miss but have high hopes for the album. Stuff he's previewed has been much more up-tempo than Ringleader ...

dazza001 · 10-12-2008, 18:39

This was Jerry Finn's final record, wasn't it? A real pity he's gone. Not as interested in Moz as I once was, but will pick up the album regardless.

douglasb · 10-12-2008, 19:36

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Originally Posted by dazza001

This was Jerry Finn's final record, wasn't it? A real pity he's gone.

I never knew that. He oversaw some really important albums - albeit from a pretty narrow genre. You look at his career - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Finn - and you wonder how the Moz gig came about.

pmdf · 10-12-2008, 19:11

Managed to nab standing tickets for Royal Albert Hall date when they went on sale so am looking forward to that.

GregB · 10-12-2008, 21:44

I'm off to the Apollo for his 50th birthday gig. should be good

fama · 11-12-2008, 08:39

Anyone got the url for the presale link?I cant see any sign in on ticketmaster

einstein · 12-12-2008, 09:05

Just got some tix for his Great Yarmouth show.....can't actually believe he is playing there!

superb

rugman · 12-12-2008, 21:37

My mate managed to bagged tickets for standing at the RAH last week, and I picked up Salisbury standing today, so should be a good couple of weeks in May.

I swore I'd never see him again after the Roundhouse fiasco last year (or was it the year before?) after shelling out hotel and train tickets only for him to cancel a few days before the gig and no reschedule

, but been a devout fan since 1983, been to about 15 Smiths/Moz gigs over the years, so I guess time is a great healer...

NicolaUK · 12-12-2008, 22:04

I decided not to bother with this too, was another let down by the Roundhouse fiasco - not a fan of the album cover either

DM · 12-12-2008, 22:06

I like that cover. I'd be tempted to go and see him again but it wasn't all that long ago I saw him last.
What's that on his arm?

driver8 · 13-12-2008, 05:54

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Originally Posted by DM

What's that on his arm?

a baby (not his)

Bigsby · 13-12-2008, 07:51

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Originally Posted by driver8

a baby (not his)

Gays are allowed to adopt now you know.

DM · 13-12-2008, 11:15

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Originally Posted by driver8

a baby (not his)

NicolaUK · 13-12-2008, 11:34

Not sure what it is on his arm either

I last saw him in Hyde Park in July, so not long ago really - chances are I'll be able to ligg it anyway

DM · 15-01-2009, 14:37

Well? Still rocking, a great hat trick to the comeback king. Bliss.

douglasb · 15-01-2009, 15:00

Must pop round to Zavvi later and see if they've got it.

Adge · 15-01-2009, 15:04

When's it out? I have it on pre-order didn't think it was released for a while...

pmdf · 15-01-2009, 15:07

It's out February 16th, but was leaked a couple of weeks back. It's not bad at all, very much in the same vein as the last two releases.

One Day Goodbye Will Be Farewell is the highlight for me - cracking song!