Well, Chicago is a better location for a one-show-only gig. Though it's still too far for me to travel to.

I still think more shows could be announced. The radio station may simply not know how Morrissey works. Is there any reason why Morrissey would travel to the states, with his band and other tour crew, just for a one show?

I caught his Chicago show in 2004 at this venue. The stage was huge so no stage invading. Also, it should be pretty cold at that point to wait around all day (the last show was October and it was cold.)

I am 100% going from Philly though, wouldn't miss it.

The Aragon Ballroom?!? I hated that place in 2004! It was BY FAR my least favorite venue of that tour.The stage is literally like 9 feet high there. No one could reach his hand, you had to really crane your neck to see him, ugh...

I love Moz.
I hate the Aragon.

Why can't he play the Chicago House of Blues again as in 2004? That place is GREAT - perfect venue, perfect atmosphere, pretty good sound quality, and a great stage setup and height. C'mon, Moz,
house of blues chicago! Please!

Jesus fucking Christ, can any promises in the Morrissey camp be kept?
Why does everything have to be such an ordeal?

Where do we get the password for the 10/27 presale?

when i hear only show in the US my stomach starts turning but he will come to LA, he has to.

nothing official confirms that this truly is the "only us date this fall". that phrase is what jam promotions put in its advertisement for the show...let's be patient. i think they're putting that tagline in there because it's the only one announced SO FAR...and thus it makes the chicago show seem more exclusive. which helps sell tickets. you get my drift.

If this the only us show how hard do you think it will be to get tickets?

You are welcome to come to Mexico to his shows in Monterrey, Mexico City and Guadalajara.

The venues for the shows are huge (no less than 12,000) so it will hardly sell out (well Mexico city will Im sure).
so you could could come out of your shell, grab a plane to any of these mexican cities and attend at the Coolest Mariachi Band: Morrissey!!!

You know you should.
He and his money grabbing bastards do it everytime, give it a day or two and a tour of North America will be announced.

Disgusted of Phoneys who were once working class

I swear I read somewhere (on here probably) many months ago that the Ringleader tour would go until "next April" i.e. April 2007. So maybe he'll do a US tour this winter, especially if the Morricone thing in NY is in February.

Anyway, at least he's coming to one US city after Mexico! I'm not surprised he'd pick Chicago - great city and in the middle of the country.

I've never known a simple announcement of a gig to cause so much hatred towards the artist announcing it. You'd think he'd held you all up at gunpoint and robbed you all of your worldly goods.

What a sad bunch of idiots.

he ended up having 5 shows in LA and 5 shows in NY after they said it was a "one off" show.

be patient.

Just when my friend informs me casually he knows Morrissey from a few film festivals, knows his email, and phone.... ...news to me, tells me he can get me free tix and a backstage pass. But "doubtful", as he's not a fan and didn't seem interested in my plight as a college student whose budget only allows a Morrissey show in Chicago. Seems so.

Nice to see Morrissey using the US as a warm up for his UK dates again. Iron out any issues with the set on the less "inteligent" fans and then come on home son.

I assure you I am joking here but I guess it will cause one or two to call me all sorts!

I am staggered at the hatred spouted in this thread. Is he playing the US as you all banged on about for so long? Calling him all sorts because he was not playing the US. Now he is at least playing one gig, and probably more knowing Morrissey' promotional people and the games they play with "only show" statements and you still are not happy. Wonder why he doesnt do more ? well maybe you should stop slagging him off and he would.

Morrissey Loves Chicago!!!! i'm there!

Considering all the bickering from you yanks on this site and your total inability to do anything other than COMPLAIN about EVERYTHING the Moz ever does... who can blame him for not doing a proper tour of your country?

Maybe if you lot actually bought the album (ROTT has sold poorly in the US) and would actually consider doing other stuff on this site than pouring spite and hatred over the man - he'd change his mind?

Worth a thought...

It's obvious there are about 4 people on here who bitch and moan and make the rest of us look bad.

are those two Greece shows really hapening? If those get confirmed, then there really is no way to squeeze in any other US dates in Nov. Maybe January.

He did it last time right after Lola was canceled.
I'm sure he will play more us cities.
But the Aragon blows.....
Metro was prob best place Moz played in chicago

Don't put too much stock into the "one show" line. It's probably just a tactic to create a sense of scarcity and urgency for the ticket buyers.

Anyway, as others have already pointed out, it makes no sense for him to only play on U.S. city.

Morrissey to play one-off at Aragon

Former Smiths singer Morrissey will perform his only U.S. concert of the fall at Chicago's Aragon Ballroom. The show, promoting his current solo album "Ringleader of the Tormentors," is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Nov. 21. Tickets, $35, go on sale at noon Saturday through Ticketmaster (312-559-1212).

Maybe after that one-off performance, it'll be the End of the Awful ROTT era (or Error) for good. Piece of garbage that release was. The whole damn Ringleader cd sucked ass. Moz must get back to his standard level of excellence and dump Tobias and stay clear of Visconti...forever.

I live in England and we've already had over 30 dates this year and it's much smaller then the U.S you know!

  On top of this we've also got another handful of arena dates for our viewing plesure.

  Enjoyment!
    Bobby Douch98@hotmail.co.uk

I'm surprised Morrissey has chosen to play in the fascist dictatorship that is the United States under George W. Bush.

I believe this sends the wrong signal to music-lovers that it is ok to introduce anti-gay legislation and to bomb innocent countries, simply for oil.

Having said all that, I fully support Morrissey's principled stance against the United States government and hope he uses this concert to draw attention to the government's many crimes.

Freeyourself

This is nothing new. Just a few years ago he scheduled a "one-off" show in Manchester on his Birthday for YATQ. It was the only scheduled show for his tour at that time. So I went all the way from Moz Angeles and it was totally worth it- but he later announced a million other dates all over the world. So maybe he won't hit America hard in the next few months- but you better believe he wants to sell his latest album ROTT over here in the U.S.A.- and the way to do that is to a full-on tour- and I believe he will sooner than later ;^)

Cheers,

Jay

In protest of brutal attacks on Morrissey fans by trolls...I say all of us who are sick of anonymous postings behave troll-like and start posting for Tseng to try login only posting.

Many of us decent folk post anonymous because we are sick of being attacked when we post with our site names. Furthermore, we are sick of trolls attacking Morrissey, creating false rumors, pretending to be someone they are not, etc...Basically, we are sick of trolls. The member forums have been, for the most part, a huge success since it went troll-free. Same should be done here. Let us make this place troll free!!!

so in protest, we should post with subject heading: "David Tseng...get rid of anonymous posting!!" or something similiar.

The Aragon Ballroom is THE GREATEST venue in the world in the greatest city in the world. This is because it's the only place in the only city I've ever had the opportunity to see the great man. Friday, November 8th, 1991. And once again I won't be able to see him. I'm so sad. : (

apparently no one knows how to read... "Only US date this Fall"

"FALL" ... get it? autumn?

maybe we "yanks" are too confusing with our common four seasons of the year?

I'm willing to bet a whole £5 on there being at least ten November dates announced in the US within a week.

Flying crew and band to the windy city for one night would cost him and Santuarty dear. And I'm sure there's a bit of his heart that is still LA.

At worst, and I hope this isn't the case, Boz's St Lewis clue might be a case of a tour planned then scuppered... but I doubt it.

Moz wouldn't deliberately shun the US market or people.

I can't see myself trekking to Chicago to see the Mozzer of today. Is it really too much to ask of him to play a handful of shows around the States? If he plays closer, we'll give him our love.

Dear Friends,

Say Hello. I will be the old-looking 33 year-old in front of the line. I will naturally have flowers.

Say Hello to me. Also, if you save my space in the queue, I will buy you a treat from Starbucks down the street.

On a more serious note, the Aragon is awful. What more, the security staff are HATEFUL. I watched in horror as they brutalized a homeless woman (who was apparently also mentally ill or confused). I began to shout- but they lady got away and ran off. This was in September during the Maladjusted Tour. And I've never forgotten it. They are pigs.

With love,
Ken

Please provide me with the pre-sale password for the Chicago date!!!
Thanks a million,
Very Excited Midwesterner

http://today.reuters.com/News/newsArticle.aspx?typ e=musicNews&storyID=2006-10-24T223705Z_01_N2422153 7_RTRIDST_0_MUSIC-MORRISSEY-DC.XML&WTmodLoc=EntNew sMusic_C2_musicNews-1 Morrissey's sole gig in 2006 set for Chicago Tue Oct 24, 2006 6:37pm ET NEW YORK (Billboard) - Morrissey will play his only North American date of the year November 21 at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. Tickets for the show at the 4,500-capacity venue go on sale Saturday. The week prior to the Chicago date, Morrissey will stage three shows in Mexico: November 14 Guadalajara, November 16 in Mexico City and November 18 in Monterrey. The artist's touring schedule for the rest of the year includes two late November shows in Greece, five in Germany and seven in his native United Kingdom. And while Morrissey had previously said he'd be joining composer Ennio Morricone for a show early next year at New York's Carnegie Hall, Morricone is actually booked to perform February 3 a half-dozen blocks over at Radio City Music Hall. As of yet, there has been no announcement about Morrissey's potential involvement in that gig. Reuters/Billboard

Anyone want to share a ride to the show from Milwaukee? Leave mid/late morning to get in line?
Have room for 2 more.

I go to the Aragon all of the time and I love the venue. The sound is great and the atmosphere is amazing.
i think it's odd to say a venue is terrible simply because you can't reach the singer. It sort of makes you sound like a lunatic, actually.

If anyone is from the GTA and wanting to carpool, let me know.
akskathy@rogers.com
   

Kristen Young?

if he only plays Chicago.
When he toured with Jaguares that was only a west coast tour, I missed out then.
And if he s going to play one U S Show this year it makes perfect sense to play chicago.
It's centraly located and O'hare is main hub for international flights.

Hope to see all you guys there

I'm going to get there @ 7AM.
Hope to see everyone there that was at the last concert!!

Jason
troubldjoe

How tight is security at this venue. Do you think my small digital may be found during a frisking process?

anyone hear anything

Did anyone happen to realize that in 1986 Morrissey was swinging on stage at the Aragon with the rest of the Smiths during the Queen is Dead tour. Longevity, it's been 20 years, great musical master then, great man now. Moz is back, it's been 20 years. For anyone like me who was there then, we need to go back.
  I checked this site to find out if anyone else was at the 86' show at the Aragon. So far I haven't found any messages. Morrisseys only words spoken to the audiance during that concert was, "Your kindness is overwhelming..." Great show, look forward to seeing him again. I saw him in 04' at South Bends, IN. Morris Civic, still the showman and unforgetable.

Hey, SHUT UP.

Fall's almost over then, you idiot!

Moz will be playing winter shows probably.

He's awesome, and I love him. So shut up.

http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/770791

perfect.

I am indeed scum.

becoz he is gay. he hates gays in the bay (including you).

Hell Yeah!