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"Morrissey plays secret gig at Reading!" - NME.com
posted by davidt on Saturday August 28 2004, @10:15AM

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Morrissey plays secret gig at Reading! (+ photo) - NME.com

MORRISSEY has played a secret gig in preparation for his MAIN STAGE slot later tonight (August 28) at the READING leg of the CARLING WEEKEND.

Dressed in a grey tweed suit and a blue New York Dolls T- shirt he performed three songs from new album ’You Are The Quarry’, kicking off with current single ‘First Of The Gang To Die’ followed by ‘The World Is Full Of Crashing Bores’. Ending with ‘I Like You’ he joked that “nobody pogoed, very disappointing”.

Morrissey plays on the Main Stage before The White Stripes tonight and rumours circulating the site suggest he’s planning “huge surprise” and fans should get there from the start. A source to Morrissey said he’d been rehearsing tracks he hadn’t played for 20 years.

 
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    Could the "Huge Surprise" be........ (Score:0)
    a. Older Songs?
    b. A performance with Johnny Marr?
    C. overstated Hype?

    Hmmmmm, not sure about this, but what could this mean?
    Anonymous -- Saturday August 28 2004, @10:23AM (#121198)
    Reading... (Score:0)
    Hmm!
    Anonymous -- Saturday August 28 2004, @10:30AM (#121199)
      Mouth watering (Score:0)
      These rumours are dreaful you know! I'm not even at Reading and the adrenaline is pumping. I guess Moz might pull a few older songs out the bag, like 'The Hand That Rocks The Cradle' or 'Still Ill'. God, that in itself would be good. But bugger me, if JOHNNY MARR appears with him for one song, do you think anyone would really want Johnny to leave? I think there'd be howls for the fans at Reading for more from him!! Interesting rumour about the Blackpool Empress Ballroom below though - but I'll treat it as exactly that till further notice. Man, I'm all wound up now and I'm not even there. Of course, it could just mean Alain's back or that they'll kick off with 'Jeane' or something else like that. Dying to hear more, if there is any more to tell!!
      Anonymous -- Saturday August 28 2004, @10:36AM (#121202)
      Where was this gig? (Score:0)
      Anyone have a clue as to the venue in Reading where he played.........? I'm an ex-local boy and would love to know where he played this pre-festival warmup...

      Klang!
      Anonymous -- Saturday August 28 2004, @10:50AM (#121205)
      could it be that... (Score:0)
      ...alain realized marr will rejoin the band (at this event?) and was so upset, decided to leave the band???

      (nowmyheartisok)
      Anonymous -- Saturday August 28 2004, @11:10AM (#121213)
      a friend phoned me (Score:0)
      johnny came on and played the intro of 'panic'
      moz and band followed

      I CAN'T BELIEVE
      ggggggggggggggggggggggrrrr
      Anonymous -- Saturday August 28 2004, @11:11AM (#121214)
      Johnny Marr rumour is pish! (Score:0, Troll)
      Although there is more truth in the How Soon Is Now and November Spawned A Monster threads. Looks like we will have to wait a couple of hours won't we :p He better carry these onto Jockland, i'm not trapsing round Paisley especially under broken lampposts for nowt :D

      MBB321
      mbb321 -- Saturday August 28 2004, @11:50AM (#121222)
      (User #1889 Info)
       "Dink Dank Doo!"
      it seems like (Score:1)
      the big rumblings is that he opened with 'How soon is now?'
      herzeleid316 -- Saturday August 28 2004, @12:00PM (#121225)
      (User #7475 Info)
      maybe.... (Score:0)
      Nancy will just walk on first and do
      LET ME KISS YOU!?

      Those Smiths songs.....don't even want to think about it!!!

      Long waiting hours for those left behind....
      Anonymous -- Saturday August 28 2004, @12:39PM (#121237)
      • Re:maybe.... by Anonymous (Score:0) Saturday August 28 2004, @12:48PM
        • Re:maybe.... by Anonymous (Score:0) Saturday August 28 2004, @12:51PM
          • Re:maybe.... by Anonymous (Score:0) Saturday August 28 2004, @12:55PM
          • Re:maybe.... by Anonymous (Score:0) Saturday August 28 2004, @12:57PM
            • Re:maybe.... by Anonymous (Score:0) Saturday August 28 2004, @01:01PM
          Setlist........ (Score:0)
          Please note this is NOT confirmed, just from the sources I have had access to so far:

          How Soon Is Now?/November Spawned A Monster/The First Of The Gang To Die/Everyday Is Like Sunday/Irish Blood, English Heart/Shoplifters Of The World Unite/Munich Air Disaster/This Night Has Opened My Eyes/The World Is Full Of Crashing Bores/There Is A Light That Never Goes Out/Let Me Kiss You/Don't Make Fun Of Daddy's Voice/Jack The Ripper//You Know I Couldn't Last.
          Anonymous -- Saturday August 28 2004, @01:17PM (#121246)
          NME on moz (Score:0)
          MORRISSEY stunned his fans at the READING leg of the CARLING WEEKEND tonight (August 27) by playing an ultra-rare version of the SMITHS classic ’HOW SOON IS NOW?’.

          The star opened his set with the track, before going on to play a host of classics from his back catalogue as well as a chuck of songs from new album ’You Are The Quarry’.

          The Mozfather’s set included The Smiths’ ’Shoplifters Of The World Unite’ and ’There Is A Light That Never Goes Out’, solo classics ’November Spawned A Monster’ and ’Everyday Is Like Sunday’ as well as recent hits ’Irish Blood, English Heart’ and ’First Of The Gang To Die’.

          Morrissey reminisced about recording his recent album near Reading, and bemoaned getting a parking ticket in Caversham, before saying “Caversham, this next song’s not for you.”
          Anonymous -- Saturday August 28 2004, @01:50PM (#121249)
            Please (Score:1)
            I hope he packs Johnny up with him back to the US because we wanna see him too, my greed gets the best of me.
            HandsomeAngel -- Saturday August 28 2004, @02:21PM (#121259)
            (User #12147 Info)
             I could have been wild and I could have been free but nature played this trick on me.
            • Re:Please by Anonymous (Score:0) Saturday August 28 2004, @03:01PM
              oh please... (Score:0)
              the real setlist....

              ...someone, please.....

              ...is it true about THIS NIGHT HAS OPENED MY EYES?
              Anonymous -- Saturday August 28 2004, @02:59PM (#121263)

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