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The Smiths at T in the Park?
posted by davidt on Wednesday February 11 2009, @10:00AM

 Delaney Darwin writes:
In the Sunday Mail(Scottish Tabloid) on 8 Feb, resident music journo Billy Sloan included this snippet in his column:

"Bumped into Johnny Marr in Glasgow last week. He revealed The Smiths have been offered big bucks for a reunion...and he's not ruling it out. He said:"I met up with Morrissey and it was nice." The Smiths at T in the Park?* How great does that sound?"

Read into that what you will.
*T in the Park is an annual outdoor music festival in Scotland.

 
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wtf? (Score:1)
I dont know what to say....this would be great. Really a superb outlett to pick up where they left off. A Smiths reUnion will never happen though...maybe in the next world.
Gin N Tonic Jil -- Wednesday February 11 2009, @10:03AM (#320782)
(User #7276 Info)
 You're not down with who I am but, look at you now you're all in my hands...tonight I'm a Rock N' Roll Star!!
    Garbage (Score:2, Insightful)
    How does "I met up with Morrissey and it was nice" equate to "I'm not ruling out a Smiths reunion"??? More tabloid garbage.
    Anonymous -- Wednesday February 11 2009, @10:08AM (#320786)
    • Re:Garbage by ejcurtis100 (Score:1) Wednesday February 11 2009, @10:20AM
      Not sure about the history of T in the Park (Score:1)
      But these reunion rumors need to stop. And really, who wants it to happen? Let's remember them as they were.
      eugenius -- Wednesday February 11 2009, @10:20AM (#320788)
      (User #1665 Info | http://www.i-am-bored.com/ )
       I'm almost sure you can do better than that.
      T in the park? (Score:0)
      IF it did ever happen i cant imagine it would be anywhere else but in manchester
      Anonymous -- Wednesday February 11 2009, @10:28AM (#320791)
      At last!! (Score:3, Funny)
      All my dreams have been answered, finally, straight from the horses mouth... ...Johnny met up with Morrissey and "it was nice"

      Where do I buy my tickets?
      stux -- Wednesday February 11 2009, @11:40AM (#320798)
      (User #15778 Info)
      • Re:At last!! by Anonymous (Score:0) Wednesday February 11 2009, @12:36PM
        Well, (Score:2, Funny)
        It's as good as done, isn't it?

        Like any sensible person, I'll be buying my tickets now, safe in the knowledge that absolutely nothing could possibly go wrong here.

        Stan * <stanleymchale@mac.com> -- Wednesday February 11 2009, @11:58AM (#320801)
        (User #9752 Info | http://www.stanleymchale.merseyblogs.co.uk/ )
          Smiths Re-Union (Score:1, Informative)
          If you listen to the BBC Radio Interview 11th Feb, he says it's all rubbish and does not know why people make this stuff up!
          paul_psyche -- Wednesday February 11 2009, @12:46PM (#320808)
          (User #21725 Info)
           Take me In your Arms and love me...
            Journalists who lie (Score:0)
            Moz namechecked billy at a gig once. To say hes a cunt would be putting it too strongly
            Anonymous -- Wednesday February 11 2009, @01:01PM (#320813)
              I can see that. (Score:1, Insightful)
              I met Johnny last year and Morrissey briefly came up. He spoke fondly when mentioning him. I get the feeling that if Morrissey were to give in, Johnny would too.

              But that's just a feeling. He didn't SAY that or anything.
              Anonymous -- Wednesday February 11 2009, @03:30PM (#320864)
              i simply don't belive him (Score:1)
              and i don't belive in a reunion.
              it would be lame...

              Raffael79 -- Wednesday February 11 2009, @06:27PM (#320881)
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                This will never take place! (Score:0)
                Marr does not need morrissey and morrissey does not need marr. I doubt there will ever be a smiths reunion. If there is u better plan on spending $300+ a ticket. I'd rather see morrissey for $50 a ticket!
                thetexasbloke
                Anonymous -- Wednesday February 11 2009, @07:12PM (#320883)
                I'm not certain about a full reunion (Score:2, Insightful)
                as there is no way back for Joyce and Rourke but i reckon that before Moz finishes with music he will do something again with Johnny Marr. Whether that be a tour ( they would need to hire bloody massive stadia), a one off gig (they would need the Maracana!) or whether they would start writing together again i'm not sure BUT I know its gonna happen someday....
                  I get the feeling with the sudden increase in media exposure and the tone of Years of Refusal that Moz is putting the tin hat on some aspects of his life. He will maybe take some time off before returning with a definitively perfect sign off double album (Vauxhall meets The Queen is Dead meets Strangeways meets Everyday is like Sunday on Maudlin Street)including tracks written with both Johnny Marr and Alain Whyte and produced by Stephen Street.
                  Hey i like the way this is progressing.
                  Moz will then finally break down the resistance of the target of ' The Never played Symphonies' and will wander off into the sunset years his heart truly at peace.....
                nevr playd symphony -- Thursday February 12 2009, @01:53AM (#320899)
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                  can we please, please, PLEASE (Score:0)
                  ...stop discussing a smiths-reunion? it will not happen.
                  mywar -- Thursday February 12 2009, @04:29AM (#320911)
                  (User #16603 Info)
                  See BBC story: "Morrissey scotches Smiths reunion" (Score:1)
                  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7885479.stm?lss [bbc.co.uk]

                  Tingle -- Thursday February 12 2009, @04:40AM (#320915)
                  (User #5731 Info)
                    Oh Dear... (Score:0)
                    Fucking Rubbish..

                    GET OVER IT!!
                    Anonymous -- Thursday February 12 2009, @06:35AM (#320933)
                      If Morrissey performs as The Smiths... (Score:2, Insightful)
                      ...after all his interviews saying he never will, I will have lost quite a bit of respect for him.

                      for example:
                      from the Rip It Up, February/March 2009 article:

                      "...But it also begs the question - especially in light of 2009 being the 25th anniversary of the Smiths' debut album - whether there's any chance of a reunion, even as a once off?

                      "Why? What's the point? Just to satisfy other people's nostalgia? That's all it is - nostalgia! No, I can't see any reason for it; I do not see the point," he barks. "But if anybody does, I'd be delighted to hear it..." ...the chance to finish unfinished business...

                      "I don't think there is any [unfinished business]. I really don't," counters Morrissey. "Really, I'm okay by myself which, coincidentally, is the final track on Years of Refusal," he laughs. "And I don't say that to have a dig at anybody else. So, no, I do not see the point of it, it eludes me."..."

                      I could see him performing with Marr, and if he gets much $$$ for it, good for him, but to perform under the name of "The Smiths", no.
                      someraincoatedlovers * -- Thursday February 12 2009, @09:31AM (#320952)
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                        Marr (Score:0)
                        I met Johnny Marr and he said wasn't reforming The Smiths...
                        Anonymous -- Thursday February 12 2009, @09:49AM (#320955)
                        • Re:Marr by Anonymous (Score:0) Thursday February 12 2009, @01:47PM
                          • Re:Marr by Anonymous (Score:1) Friday February 13 2009, @03:32AM
                            • Re:Marr by Anonymous (Score:0) Friday February 13 2009, @08:12AM
                              • Re:Marr by Anonymous (Score:0) Friday February 13 2009, @10:19AM
                                • Re:Marr by Anonymous (Score:0) Friday February 13 2009, @06:48PM
                          Utter Futility (Score:0)
                          Our Man Mozzer has no qualms about playing Smiths numbers these days and since we all agree that he's the real magic element in everything. I don't think it would be much more of a thrill to have Johnny and The Drummer join in.

                          Morrissey is a living, breathing musical entity.
                          The Smiths died and left a beautiful corpse.
                          Anonymous -- Thursday February 12 2009, @02:37PM (#320976)
                            bbc 3 (Score:0)
                            this story was mentioned on bbc 3 in the 60 second entertainment news, "Morrissey rules out a smiths reunion" (or something along those lines)- quoted him from the bbc interview with show footage playing in the background. Strange seeing a moz story slotted in behind news of a limpbizkit reunion!
                            Anonymous -- Thursday February 12 2009, @03:40PM (#320979)
                              Money changes everything. (Score:1, Insightful)
                              Yes, the smiths would get more cash upfront in terms of fee's than morrissey alone...but morrissey is embarking on a massive world tour anyhow...alone...he won't have to split the cash, have the hassles etc etc etc...just pay the boys/crew and have a relatively nice time.
                              It's not as if the smiths would work in massive arena's anyhow...have you seen radiohead/U2 et all perform these massive shows?
                              Awful!
                              You may as well watch tv.
                              He doesn't need to reform the smiths.
                              Anonymous -- Friday February 13 2009, @03:38AM (#321004)
                                that must be (Score:1)
                                an said sometime around 1985

                                Smiths reunion; no

                                Smith reunion on a festival; take yer prescribed pills, and dream on, as we al do

                                because we must
                                Celibate Cry <vauxhall@mail2uk.com> -- Friday February 13 2009, @07:09AM (#321016)
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                                 and the hills are alive with celibate cries

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