I go to the nme link and get
"Sorry, your search found no matches in our database" Is that the case for everyone else?
I'm in love with this news though, I've got 3 weeks between school ending and work beginning... I plan on attending as many shows as my bank account will allow... making travel plans as we speak. But out of curiosity, I can't find that any of these venues have Moz scheduled in.

I am astonished at the comparatively tiny venues for this tour - I never in my life expected I'd see Morrissey perform in a place like the Reading Hexagon.

This is going to be a matchless thrill. I am flush with joy!

Sanctuary website says that London tickets are on sale on Friday, but for other dates you have to wait till Friday 27th Jan.

downer, bloody southerners

Never mind liverpool philamonic should be intresting ,will the tickets be on gigs and tours on friday too?Going to have to get up early.How much are we expecting bout £35?Why has harldy any body posted yet.Has this news onlyjust gone up?

Cant wait!

Anyone know if there will be presale ones for us dedicated fans who are subscribed to the mailing list and members of this wondrous website? :)

"4 at the London Palladium!!!"

Actually it's 3 at the Palladium, fucknuckle.

Any further info on the llandudno venue would be appreciated

here's some details about capactiy etc. I need to know what the best seats are nearest the stage if anyone knows

A nice stroll along the beach after the gig with a bag of chips, you can't go wrong.

http://www.theatre-wales.co.uk/venues/venues_detai ls.asp?venue_ID=41

For those of us who don't get paid until 30th this is not good news. Why couldn't they go on sale on 1st Feburuary. All us poor people who Morrissey loves can't get tickets because we had to sell the cat to buy vegetables for Christmas. My life is an endless succession of money saying goodbye.

Quintin

whats the story with no DUBLIN dates?

nightmare.

anyone heard anything???

So all non-London dates go on sale a week on Friday, is that right? I don't want to be camped outside Gateshead Sage booking office all morning on the wrong morning..I hope its the 27th they go on sale as I'll be paid by then :-)

Jessica x

I'm not sure how many of these venues will be standing, as they should be, because I don't think The Lowry can't take the seats out and the Liverpool Philharmonic certainly can't. The latter is a very comfy place what normally hosts classical concerts or stand-up comedy.

I don't know how I feel about a sit down Morrissey gig....

Whilst it's true you can just stand up, there'll be no mosh pit and therefore none of the essential bumps and bruise momentos.

I hope the managers of these venues know what they're letting themselves in for... I can see the place getting torn apart when he walks on.

That said, maybe the gigs will be purposfully more classical and low-key? Perhaps he'll have an orchestra and choir and all that?

I'd love to see that, now I come to think of it. I'd like to see Moz enter his Sinatra phase. But maybe not just yet.

For us ignorant Americans, if anyone has info or opinions on which of these venues are the smallest and/or best, please do share...! I'd be forever in your debt.

I really just want to come over there for all of April and May and go to every damn gig, but alas, I'm forced to be choosier than that. Oh, to be independently wealthy....

Does Anyone Think Moz Will Play Reading Or Leeds?

their website still has Curtis Stigers advertised...

Thank you Morrissey.

Absolutely fantastic news! I bet the phonelines & website will be absolutely fucked on Fri morning. It's great he's not doing any arenas - yet? Roll on Friday morning!

So according to the Sanctuary website the non-London dates are on sale the 27th, but the NME ticketline (which I just rang) says the 20th. Anybody shed any light???

I would imagine that the site will be awash with questions of this nature within the next few hours but I was wondering if anyone knew the situation on presale?

It's ironic because on the YATQ tour, it was so small compared to this little beano and it seems even more unlikely that any of ticket agencies will open up their stalls early.

I remember with the YATQ tour, Ticketmaster had presale up days before the actual tickets went on sale. I would just hate to think they will shut the doors on those wishing for tickets because they somehow feel that with regards to the rack of dates he's doing this time, he's now the equivalent to a boy band in the eyes of the ticket outlets.

I can just foresee a 'Take That' situation, with queues of quiffs outside every venue at six in the morning. Of course I have no qualms with having to queue but I must think of of my skin. Presale seems sensible but again, impossible with the amount of dates. Especially the London and Manchester ones.

So prepare to fight it out, bite, claw, paw, beg or do the necessary for what I assume will be the most anticipated and well received tour of his life. I'm besides myself with every such emotion. I even mentioned 'Take That'. I'll await their lawyers coming down on me like a ton of petals for mentioning their name without consent.

And yes, the question was, presale? Anything else is surely an injustice.

Should be easier to get tickets this time round - tix on sales 9am - January 20

if they're all going on sale on one day, the seetickets.com site is going to be completely overloaded. this happens EVERY time Ticketmonster in the U.S. wants an entire concert tour to go on sale on ONE day. if they grouped dates and released the tickets on different days, this wouldnt happen.

if London tickets are on sale on Friday Jan 20, then good for the people going to those, because the site will be relatively sane. on the day that ALL the other dates go on sale on Friday Jan 27, that is going to be mayhem :P

are there venue diagrams available for each venue? if you see one, please post the link. thanks.

I guess he's not doing Coachella then? He's got gigs scheduled for 4.29 and 4.30. Fuck.

the album comes out the first week of April and the UK tour doesnt start till the 18th. I'm willing to wager that there are some US dates in late March or early April as with YATQ tour. At least LA/NY shows which would sell out with no problem. better go empty out the bank account...

For the MEN arena concert most tickets for the standing area went to people who work for ticketmaster and the normal agencies - luckily i knew one of them - can;t see these gigs having pre-sale due to size of venues - i have searched as many of the home pages of the venues and have found no trace of the word Morrissey. As i live between liverpool and manchester i am so excited as i could go to loads of these but the wife has already laid down the law! Lots of flowers and wine to buy i think!

stressed to fuck , i'm not gonna be able to sleep tonight i'm sure.

Can anyone lend a word of advice?

I will be making my ticket purchases from Sydney, Australia.

As if fending off the wild koalas and surly kangaroos isn't enough - I wasn't sure of the best method for an international fan like myself?

Will the phone be a nightmare ... is my best bet to book through an individual venue (i.e the lowry) or the nme website.

Your advice is much appreciated

this track-by-track preview, any chance it'd be in compact disc form with snippits, or is it only a critic's pambling impressions?

oh heavens. i'm on the cusp of a heart attack.

I know Moz's birthday is in May - is it the 20th?

Reminds me of the good old RFH concert which i came and stood at the wrong place for an hour...
Tomorrow i'll go and check at box office to see if they are selling tickets, will update.

don't have a credit card to get tickets and i want to go to all 3 london dates if someone can get them for me please

Does anyone fancy giving me a breakdown of the seating / standing numbers for each gig and the capacity? This would be much appreciated. If someones done it already and I've managed to miss it I do apologise.

Great to see he's on not forgotten good old Salford.

Incidentally it's not four nights in Manchester, it's three nights in Manchester and one night in Salford.

There is a wonderful advertisement for the Palladium dates in the back of this week's NME. Very tasteful black and white image of Morrissey in classical orchestra attire, with a violin tucked under his chin. Gorgeous.

~Of getting tickets for one of the London dates or will they all be taken by non London based tourists. If i don't get a ticket i will cry and i will not submit to the pressure of the tout

This is going to cost Julia a fortune!
My heart goes out to her

Like the bat signal being beamed into the Gotham City sky, I send out this plea to Morrissey Solo's resident stat-man, Johan De Witt, to try and figure out the following question;

How many different venues has Morrissey played in the UK both solo and with The Smiths? Second, which of these venues has he played the most often?

I'm guessing it's Brixton Acadamy. But how many times?

If you could compile a list, you will be King of Morrissey Solo.

Thankyou.

...with explosive kegs between his leges.
How depressing.

at last moz in pompey after a wait of 11years.
what to wear,who to go with,god i cant wait

Having seen Moz numerous times in the States do you think I should spend the time and money on a visit to the UK?

I bet the London palladium dates will be sold out in an hour - or less!

This is ridiculous, they should have spread the sale of tickets over 4 or 5 days. Can you imagine the mayhem. All well and good they posted the venues in one, but should never have sold tickets all on one day. They really are useless.

http://cgi.ebay.nl/MORRISSEY-CD-GOLD-SINGLE-SIGNED -FRAMED-COA_W0QQitemZ7582385258QQcategoryZ72439QQc mdZViewItem

hE needs to make up for the shows he canceled.Especially San Francisco!!!!!!!

When do these tickets go on sale then?

London Palladium tix tomorrow is pretty much a cert but what about the dates for the proles?
One website says tomorrow, another a week Friday....

I'm planning to do 10 gigs anyway. So there. Think I've been to Cheltenham Town Hall before. And anyone who wants to put me after Gateshead??? (I'm in Newcastle on a stag do that weekend so I may as well stay another night and see Our Frank.)

BLUEBIRDS

I am going to travel out (by myself?) from Philadelphia, PA, USA and I was a little overwhelmed by all these dates and places. So I am trying to gather up as much information as I can. So, here are all the seating capacities I could find. I e-mailed the other venue's so hopefully they respond and I will include those one's as well.

Right now I am planning on going to the first 5 shows of this tour. I want to do more, but I would also like to see him extensively in the US. If anybody is travelling out and wants company, please feel free to contact me. Same goes for if any locals out there don't mind being a bit of a tour guide for me. Especially, if somebody doesn't mind this crashing bore crashing on their boring floor. I would love to have a place to stay!

4/18 - The Lowry - Salford - 1,730
4/19 - North Wales Theater - Llandudno, Wales - Website does not specify, but doesn't look that big, check http://www.nwtheatre.co.uk/eng/booking/seating.asp for a picture
4/20 - Leeds - Leeds Town Hall - 1,550
4/22 - Aberdeen, Scotland - Music Hall - 1,282
4/23 - Stirling, Scotland - Albert Halls - 872 or 1,224 depending on if it is seated or not(so I assume it will be the latter)
4/25 - Dundee, Scotland - Caird Hall - 2,150
4/27 - Glasgow, Scotland - Glasgow Academy - 2,500
4/29 - Whitehaven - Whitehaven Civic Hall - 600
4/30 - Gateshead - The Sage Gateshead - ?
5/3 - Sheffield - Sheffield City Hall - ?
5/4 - Grimsby - Grimsby Auditorium - ?
5/6 - Macnehster - Apollo - ?
5/7 - Manchster - Opera House - 2,700
5/8 - Manchester - Bridgewater Hall - 2,341
5/10 - Halifax - Victoria Theatre - If Standing - 1,860, If Seated - 1,568
5/11 - Blackburn - King George's Hall - 2,000
5/12 - Liverpool - The Philharmonic Hall - ? (seating chart http://www.liverpoolphil.com/whats-on/seating-plan .asp)
5/14 - London - London Palladium - ? (seating chart http://www.londontheatre.co.uk/londontheatre/seati ngplans/palladium.htm)
5/15 - Cardiff, Wales - St. David's Hall - 2,000
5/17 - Reading - The Hexagon - 1,686
5/19 - Portsmouth - Portsmouth Guildhall - 2,000
5/20 - Birmingham - Symphony Hall - ? (seating chart http://www.necgroup.co.uk/visitor/symphonyhall/Hom e.asp?section=venueplans)
5/21 - London - London Palladium - see above
5/23 - Truro - Hall For Cornwall - ?
5/24 - Cheltenham - Cheltenham Town Hall - ?
5/25 - Oxford - The New Theater - ?
5/27 - King's Lynn - Corn Exchange - 1,200
5/28 - London - London Palladium - see above

Well!

A gig in Stirling eh?

This means that for the first time since 1986 I wont have to travel any distance to see him. What a turnip for the books.

Good luck getting tickets tomorrow everyone.

It's 9:06am and none of the tickets are on sale anywhere save for the London Palladium, King George's Hall, and the Lowry.

None of the other dates are listed on the Ticketmaster or NME sites, let alone on sale.

I've been all over the internet and the only tickets that seem to be available are for the three Palladium gigs.

There's nothing happening for ANY other venue.

EVERY ticket agency is saying the same thing.

I've just phoned the Box Office at the Stirling Albert Hall and they say that the promoter has not supplied the with any tickets, nor informed them of a specific date for when they will be available.

The best she could tell me was that they expect them to be available as of NEXT WEEK!!!

I assume this will be a similar scenario all over the country.

Sorry folks!!!

Guess we'll have to just keep watching this space.

ay yay yay - awful headache.
So Aussie traveller here, looking to do 3 or 4 Morrissey shows at the very beginning of his tour. Anyone else?
Already have to forfeit $150 dollar plane ticket to Paris because of bad timing ... but what is my best bet for booking tix from Australia for Moz's first 3 shows - Salford, somewhere unpronounceable in Wales, Leeds ... say?
Any advice?