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Morrissey tour dates in Ireland
12 December 2008
Tuesday 28th April KILLARNEY INEC
Wednesday 29th April GALWAY Leisureland
Friday 1st May OMAGH Leisure Center
Saturday 2nd May BELFAST Waterfront
there will be no Dublin date on this tour.
Morrissey tour dates in Scotland
12 December 2008
Monday 4th May STIRLING Albert Halls
Tuesday 5th May DUNDEE Caird Hall
Thursday 7th May GLASGOW Barrowlands
Friday 8th May GLASGOW Barrowlands
Morrissey tour dates in England
12 December 2008
Sunday 10th May LIVERPOOL Empire
Monday 11th May LONDON Royal Albert Hall
Wednesday 13th May BIRMINGHAM Symphony Hall
Friday 15th May GREAT YARMOUTH Britannia Pier
Saturday 16th May CAMBRIDGE Corn Exchange
Tuesday 19th May HULL Arena
Wednesday 20th May HARTLEPOOL Borough Hall
Friday 22nd May MANCHESTER Apollo
Saturday 23rd May MANCHESTER Apollo
Monday 25th May SALISBURY City Hall
Tuesday 26th May LONDON Mile End Troxy Ballroom
Thursday 28th May LONDON Brixton Academy
Morrissey concert dates in Ireland and Scotland in May 2009
5 December 2008
Friday 1st May OMAGH Leisure Center (Ireland)
Saturday 2nd May BELFAST Waterfront (Ireland)
Monday 4th May STIRLING Albert Halls (Scotland)
Tuesday 5th May DUNDEE Caird Hall (Scotland)
Years Of Refusal: Album cover artwork and information
5 December 2008
The baby pictured with Morrissey on the cover of Years of Refusal is Sebastien Pesel-Browne, who is the son of Charlie Browne, who has been Morrissey's Assistant Tour Manager for many years. Sebastien's mother (Susan) met Charlie at a Morrissey concert in Boston.
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Morrissey's London and Manchester concerts are sold out
5 December 2008
The Royal Albert Hall and both Manchester shows sold out this morning in ten minutes !
Morrissey concerts in London and Manchester in May 2009; New album and single release dates
4 December 2008
Morrissey will play at London's Royal Albert Hall on Monday, 11th May 2009, and at Manchester Apollo on his 50th birthday, Friday, 22nd May, and on Saturday, 23rd May.
Support on all shows will be Doll And The Kicks.
Tickets will be onsale on Friday, 5th December.
Morrissey's new studio album Years Of Refusal will be released on 16th February 2009 on Polydor, preceded by the single "I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris" one week prior.
Morrissey is one of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time honored by Rolling Stone
14 November 2008
Morrissey is one of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time honored by Rolling Stone in a list published this week.
The list was compiled from ballots cast by a panel of 179 music experts who were asked to name their 20 favorite vocalists.
Morrissey tour information; Years Of Refusal, Southpaw Grammar, Maladjusted, I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris release details
30 October 2008
US dates will now precede the projected tours of New Zealand and Australia for 2009. Years of refusal now has a release date of February 23rd, which will also see the start of a lengthy US tour. New Zealand and Australia will now follow the US dates.
BMG issue a redesigned and re-mastered Southpaw Grammar, and Universal issue a redesigned and re-mastered Maladjusted one week after Years of refusal.
The new album is preceded by I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris as a single release. CD1 and CD2 will be supported by two new songs Because of my poor education and Shame is the name. Both songs were recorded with Jerry Finn as part of the refusal sessions, and Shame is the name features additional vocals by Chrissie Hynde.
