he has a home in dublin. he just wants to take a week off.

I wonder if Julia already bought her first class ticket to Athens..... Nevertheless this sucks big time. Sweden don't get your hopes up.

We didn't say that Morrissey was ill. We said that the manager of the artist informed us that the shows will not happen due to "illness in the touring entourage".

It is a bad habit to express an opinion over something, when you don't know the facts, dear friend.

I myself happen to be Moz's fun, so I'm truly disappointed by this sudden cancelation, not to mention that I also have to console those who have flown all the way to Athens, just to see their favorite artist live! (A few hours ago I helped Peter Melis from Brussels to find another flight back home, since his return ticket was issued for Tuesday morning! Such a shame!)

I wish Moz himself respected these people as much as we do.

Have a nice weekend

This is like so surprising.

YOU WIN!

Standard Morrissey Procedure. This shouold be shocking to no one.

I arrived this day round 12 in Athens, and i take cab to the venue 'gagarin 205' they told me there that the 2 gigs where cancelled. I don't believe that, i said NO NO NO, i hope this is not true.
I am really pissed of!!!!!

greetings, Peter Melis

I listened to the Janice Long interview. Any reasonable person would think 'after all this time, for goodness sake pay the guys their back pay'. Morrissey wants us to belive he is generous but he doesn't demonstrate it.

Surprise surprise then, we don't believe a word of it when he blows out Athens....

Because it seems as if he really doesn't care about his fans. You know as a matter of fact I feel he never has really cared about his fans.He cancels so often it really makes him look bad. Does he ever give an explanation for this? The answer is no, just collects his money and runs.Great music, but does he care - no. Wake Up Mozz fans.

and sue him!

I've had Morrissey tickets in my hands three seperate times and have yet to see him live. It gets old. He must be the sickest person ever to walk the earth. Most promoters sue when an act agrees to perform yet doesn't time and time again.

he wouldnt be so sick all the time if he got his vitamins and ate some damn meat once in a while!!!! Vegetarians are always gettin sick! Viva Hate

It seems that Morrissey is desperately in need of someone who organizes his activities!
Gigs cancelled in Canada, Germany, Athens... who's next!? This is unacceptable because a lot of fans travel very far to see his concerts.

I don't blame Morrissey as a person because I don't know what's really happening in the background but the whole affair is very unprofessional.

well well well, here we go again.

Sadly it seems like this is a part of the package. We love it when Morrissey does whatever he feels like whenever he feels like, as long as it doesn't affect us personally. Like if he doesn't feel like accepting a record deal, he doesn't, and by that he's making a statement. If he doesn't feel like give an interview, he doesn't. One could think he should be perhaps more loyal to his fans, but come on, this is the way he is, and you all know it. We love his personality, he's just true to himself and taking control of his life. It's sad that it affects the ones who love him, but is a fact. I traveled to see him in Paris and I felt unsure whether or not the show was going to happen even the same day, you never know with Morrissey.

I feel for you I really do.

But don't blame him, don't hate him.
he's the one who has given us so much.

Listen-- hundreds of bands tour every day and how often do you hear them cancelling for any reason other than lack of ticket sales? And that's usually the promoters doing the cancellation. I've never seen anybody cancel like Morrissey does. I won't make excuses for him because he's unprofessional, moody and unreliable. Even back in the Smiths days he'd just not show up to various committments. I don't blame Marr for taking off.

When you schedule a show it is a committment. Not only do the fans lose out, but the promoter loses money, the venue loses money, and the people who work the show (bouncers, bartenders, security, concessions) lose money they counted on.

I recall driving three hrs once to see him and he frikkin' bailed an hr before the show was to start! I can't imagine how people flying to Sweden or wherever feel!

The last time I had tickets, he didn't even bother cancelling until show time. A girl walked by car in the parking lot and she just looked at me and said "Hope your not here for the Morrissey show because it just got cancelled."

As I mentioned earlier in a previous post Morrisseys inability to arrange his tour leaves a lot of people making travel arrangements and organising accomodation for concerts in other countries because the dates are announced one or two at a time. It seems to me that if all the dates were announced together at least a cancellation in any country would affect fewer people travelling great distances. If there is any doubts about certain concerts Morrissey should try to keep the inconvenience to fans to a minimum. This tour has been a sham from start to finish, dates released in a staggered fashion and then cancelled after people might have made arrangements to travel to another country on the off chance that he won't announce a date in their own. He knows this website exists and yet makes no apologies or contact with his few remaining fans. My thoughts are with those who had tickets for all the cancelled shows.

Why is it everyone feels that they have to bash the Great One when something doesn't go their way???? I understand being upset, especially if it happens to you (been there, done that LV '99) But as far as being 'obligated' to your needs over his own is quite selfish on your part, don't you think? Ponder on that children, and you will slap your own hand for your selfish comments......

Bullsh!t! Do you know that this whole tour has been coming out of his own pocket? I am dead serious. Almost everything.........Do you people really think that he has been making a profit here? People are making all the same negative comments again, but a lot of you don't really know what you are talking about either. Yes, he cancels all the time. We all know this. But to say that he is just taking everyones money and running to the bank is just complete lunacy. I am really sorry for the people that lost money on these cancelations, because I know EXACTLY how it feels. But everytime we purchase tickets for his shows, book flights or hotels, we all know that we are taking this chance. If you are gonna say stuff like you are "Over all of his bullsh!t" or "Sick of the way he treats his fans, and never going to buy tickets to see him again," then follow through with it, so the next time this happens, you don't have to come to this site and repeat all of your whining.

how typical of morrissey.if he doesnt want to come here its ok by me.i wont lose my sleep over it whatsovever.besides,i could use the 70 euros i gave for both nights!im only sorry for the foreign travellers who spent money on transportation and accomodation.we will prevail.gozzer keep up the good work

danton

when you dont have much
and nothing to hope or wish
when your life is a stone shoved beneath the ground
a love from youth to my early expected death
shall never disappoint me again.

oh ,well,you ll never learn ...

from athens

If I remember rightly Moz did say in Dublin that Alain had taken some pills? Perhaps his back is playing up again.

This time I can't get to see any of the shows. I'm at work at the time the swedish shows happen, and the german ones seem not to be happening.*shit* Actually I seem to have lost hope about all this touring thing. It just seems to be not happening anywhere near me, and so ,good bye.

Hey smithsies,
Attention, if Morrissey plays in Athens again in the same venue 'gagarin 205' in the near future.
Please don't go to this dangerous area, because some guy stole my wallet. I lost everything, passport, drive l., bank card, money and a lot of personal papers.
It's just a warning no more, becarefull

                      Peter

Just wanted to say I feel for all you Greeks and others.Having had two memorable nights in a row here in Dublin this week I would not swap them for the world.Please keep the faith.

Being a Moz fan for about 14 years now I still cannot understand why he's still getting away with cancelling gigs and never giving a decent explanation. A best friend of mine (Peter Melis) flew to Athens, gigs cancelled, got robbed and this all for going to watch an artist who still succeeds in not fulfilling his commitments! Please stop the nonsense about he's only human, blablablah!!! I'm sure it never was his intention to play Athens, reason unknown, but why didn't he send out a fax on Friday morning so people didn't have to travel the globe for nothing, spending a lot of money and risking to get robbed etc...What about the loyalty to his fans??? I hope it will open their eyes!!!

Man I can't believe that people are defending "The Great One." I mean Morrissey's just a guy--he takes a piss just like the rest of us. If you want to forgive him everytime he gives his fans and everyone working for him the stiff middle finger then go ahead--but don't dog the people who spent hundreds of dollars trying to see him. That's really creepy.

The guy's a frikkin' song-writer, not God.

There are fans, then there idol worshippers and then there are creepy obsessed fans who defend a man who would't know their name if it was printed on their foreheads! Come on--grow up.

My GOD, i am really really happy that i'm back in Belgium. I've never going back to Athens or anywhere in Greece. There's nothing wrong with "Gagarin 205", very friendly people, (thanks for helping me on a return ticket to Brussels, what i a couple of hours later cancelled, that was my mistake) THANKS!!!!
One day later some guy ?? stole my wallet, i lost everything passport-driving lisence-SIS card-bank card-money, i was really pissed of. I want to thankx also a very good friend (Hans Blyweert) for his comment on this article.
What a terrible 3 days, please Moz don't do this again.
After all this very expensive days,(it's crazy) but i want to go to Lyon and Paris, and maybe London.
See you there, Mozzies

Ok you spent alot of money, but calm down guy. Jeez someone is ill , why is Morrissey to blame? He's a ledgend, but he's not God.He is human you know.PLease excuse him for caring for someones health.
Sincerely,
Cody Loster

How do you know that?

Moz: Keep doing this and youŽll be performing to empty venues....

There will be a november European tour and/or a 2003 European tour

... and/or a 2004 European tour, and/or a 2005 European tour, and/or a 2006 European tour,....