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Morrissey to Mope Across U.S., Without Johnny Marr

Much like one of his melancholy pop tunes, Morrissey's summer tour was wrought with misfortune after a viral infection forced him to cancel several U.S. dates. But Moz's recently announced fall tour dates are designed to ironically turn the frowns of his disappointed fans upside down.

Starting September 20, Morrissey will embark on a 30-date U.S. tour that -- unlike his arena-heavy summer schedule -- will feature dates at smaller club venues, giving many more fans the ability to tackle him onstage when he does Smiths covers. The tour also boasts a 10-day stretch at the Hollywood Palladium (which will serve as the legendary venue's final shows ever) and a five-night stint at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom. Superfans will have the opportunity to buy blocks of tickets for all Palladium and Hammerstein shows at a discount price.

But that's where the good fortune ends for still those still holding out for a Smiths reunion. Despite the success of recently reformed '80s bands like the Police, Morrissey reportedly turned down $75 million to reunite with long-lost partner Johnny Marr for a 50-city tour. Like he's been saying for two decades, some dreams just aren't meant to come true.

Full tour schedule, plus a concert teaser, after the jump



Full Morrissey U.S. tour dates:

9/20: Tijuana, Mexico, El Foro
9/21: Las Vegas, NV, The Pearl
9/23: San Francisco, CA, Fillmore
9/24: San Francisco, CA, Fillmore
9/26: San Francisco, CA, Fillmore
9/27: San Francisco, CA, Fillmore
9/29: Santa Barbara, CA, County Bowl
10/1: Los Angeles, CA, Palladium
10/2: Los Angeles, CA, Palladium
10/4: Los Angeles, CA, Palladium
10/5: Los Angeles, CA, Palladium
10/6: Los Angeles, CA, Palladium
10/8: Los Angeles, CA, Palladium
10/9: Los Angeles, CA, Palladium
10/11: Los Angeles, CA, Palladium
10/12: Los Angeles, CA, Palladium
10/13: Los Angeles, CA, Palladium
10/15: Salt Lake City, UT, Thanksgiving Point
10/17: Waukegan, IL, Genesee Theater
10/19: Royal Oak, MI, Royal Oak Music Theatre
10/20: Merrillville, IN, Star Plaza
10/22: New York, NY, Hammerstein Ballroom
10/23: New York, NY, Hammerstein Ballroom
10/26: New York, NY, Hammerstein Ballroom
10/27: New York, NY, Hammerstein Ballroom
10/28: New York, NY, Hammerstein Ballroom
10/30: Boston, MA, Orpheum
10/31: Baltimore, MD, Ram's Head
11/2: Washington, D.C., Constitution Hall
11/4: Atlanta, GA, The Tabernacle

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Kimberly

Yes ditto what Samantha wrote!!! Who is this Comer idiot and why are you writing about something you clearly know nothing about?

September 12 2007 at 10:28 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Samantha Lauren

Perhaps while you're considering at least running the spell check function before you send your "news articles" into cyberspace circulation, you might also consider the absurdity of stating that Morrissey "does Smiths covers." Let's use language accurately; by definition one cannot very well cover songs that they themselves wrote. Also had you done just a bit of research, for which you obviously had neither the time nor the journalistic integrity, you might have discovered that Morrissey's spring and summer 2007 US tour was hardly "arena heavy." Writing about Morrissey in this fashion, and by that I mean, relying on the tired palette of used and abused Morrissey clichés, such as moping, disappointed, frown, ironic, melancholy, and misfortune, is not only outdated but also intellectually and analytically lazy. Had you intended to write with any degree of honesty or purpose you might have hit upon the real newsworthy story here: After two and half decades of utilizing the commercial pop paradigm to make important statements and maintain a coherent artistic vision, Morrissey once again boldly and brilliantly chooses taste and timeliness over money and a sure thing. With Morrissey set to sell out (even the LA Times thinks so...) the Hollywood Palladium for 10 almost consecutive nights in the beginning of October, why would he pander to nostalgia or retrospective looks over the robust shoulders of a career that is far from over.

August 24 2007 at 10:36 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Curt

"Mope Across the US... Without Johnny Marr?"

Morrissey has been around the world WITHOUT Johnny Marr several times since 1988! This has to be the dumbest headline I've seen written about Morrissey in a long time. For shame M. Tye Comer. Smiths 1982 - 1988... Morrissey 1988 - ?

August 23 2007 at 8:12 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply