Chicago, IL (July 17) - House Of Blues, on sale June 27
posted by davidt on Tuesday June 22 2004, @11:00AM

Josh Modell writes:

thought you might be interested in this Moz Chicago House Of Blues announcement...

AMERICAN EXPRESS presents BLUE JAM SESSIONS featuring MORRISSEY
Saturday, July 17
7:00p door/TBD show
21 & over, $55.00
on sale this Sun., 6/27 @ 10am!

** SPECIAL NOTE ON ALL AMERICAN EXPRESS BLUE SHOWS **
The only means by which to purchase tickets for these shows is by using an American Express card. NO CASH. Tickets will only be available through Ticketmaster online and phone - NOT at TM outlets. 6 ticket limit on all transactions. I will have a detailed press release for you by end of day with more information on these events.

 
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    I hate to be selfish... (Score:0)
    ...but what about los angeles?
    Glory Hole -- Tuesday June 22 2004, @11:02AM (#112001)
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    LA can't be far off (Score:0, Offtopic)
    i think it's safe to say that an LA show will be announce as well. better yet, a vegas show!
    suededisco -- Tuesday June 22 2004, @11:08AM (#112004)
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    Forget about future dates.... (Score:2, Funny)
    what if you have poor credit?!
    Jim Rome -- Tuesday June 22 2004, @11:31AM (#112009)
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    Rome's Smack-tionary coming soon....yeah, this time I mean it.
    America IS the WORLD! (Score:0)
    And, get use to it...or we'll turn your country into a parking lot!
    Anonymous -- Tuesday June 22 2004, @11:45AM (#112016)
      Los Angeles is not America (Score:1, Insightful)
      Come on!

      Portland?

      Seattle?

      Phoenix?

      Las Vegas?

      Texas?

      Boston?

      Washington DC?

      Miami?

      Minneapolis?

      Canada?

      Are you out there?

      Do you want Moz to play your city?

      I won't give out email, but drop them a postcard. They care what you think.

      K. Krassner
      The Sanctuary Group
      369 Lexington Avenue
      New York
      New York 10017
      Anonymous -- Tuesday June 22 2004, @11:46AM (#112018)
      Morrissey's Singin' Them Ol' Blues (Score:0)
      Just how does Morrissey intend to perform the blues? I'm not saying I'm against it (though I'm not a blues fan myself.) I just can't picture it. And if he's singing his own tunes, why is he doing it at a blues programme?

      "He drew a swollow, deep and blue" and "So don't let the blue, the blue eyes fool you" are the only times I think I've ever heard Morrissey sing about 'blue'. But of course he was singing about the colour, not his mood.

      This just seems a little odd to me. Could there be a blues singer out there with the last name Morrissey?

      Truer Poetry
      Anonymous -- Tuesday June 22 2004, @11:55AM (#112024)
      Chicago gig (Score:1)
      With the demise of Lollapalooza, you've got to wonder if Morrissey is going to axe Chicago, too. Look at the tour as it is now constituted. He's got gigs in Manchester and Reading with Chicago and no other North American shows in the middle.
      onlyiami -- Tuesday June 22 2004, @02:34PM (#112059)
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      Yeeargh! (Score:0)
      Son-of-a-fratboy! I could get transportation there. But, I'm not applying for an American Express card (which would undoubtedly be denied, anyway) just so I can see Morrissey in concert. *mutters in an annoyed manner for the next three weeks*
      Anonymous -- Tuesday June 22 2004, @03:30PM (#112064)
      • Re:Yeeargh! by alester (Score:1) Wednesday June 23 2004, @02:44PM
        • Re:Yeeargh! by boukie69 (Score:1) Sunday July 18 2004, @12:29PM
        He really should come to Canada (Score:2, Insightful)
        What about Toronto? If he does schedule a date, I think I might have to violenty dry hump his leg in an expression of gratitude. I would be that excited...really.
        Barnaby Bear -- Tuesday June 22 2004, @07:34PM (#112097)
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        offtopic but (Score:0)
        The show in Scotland the 31th August is in Edinburgh and not in Glasgow.

        Best regards.
        Anonymous -- Tuesday June 22 2004, @09:31PM (#112099)
        re American Express (Score:2, Insightful)
        I wonder if Morrissey had a credit card, living in a bedsit in manchester on the dole. What bollocks man, 'kin credit corporations.
        hoppy -- Wednesday June 23 2004, @04:36AM (#112136)
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          Happy!! (Score:1)
          I'm so excited to hear this!
          The HOB here in Chicago is a great place to see a show.
          It's about time Morrissey comes back to Chicago (it's great to see he doesn't only play in California!)
              Let's only hope he doesn't cancel.
          Jessica216 -- Wednesday June 23 2004, @05:39AM (#112148)
          (User #4357 Info)
          "How dearly I'd love to get carried away"~Accept Yourself~ "¿Sabes?, no sé quien eres tu"~¿Adonde Vamos A Ir?~
            AMEX Sponsership? (Score:0)
            "And oh, the sickening greed...!"
            Anonymous -- Wednesday June 23 2004, @06:02AM (#112149)
              American Express (Score:2, Informative)
              If anyone seriously wants to go to this show but doesn't have a way of getting tickets, I'd consider buying some and selling them back at face value plus whatever it costs to ship it however you want (which would still be less than ticketmaster anyway!)

              I can't make it to the show, myself, but, I feel bad that the reason that some people might not be able to go is poor credit... cause, that's just shit.

              email: easy-cure at shaw.ca
              ProtestSinger -- Wednesday June 23 2004, @06:38AM (#112153)
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              .*.* I can smile about it now but at the time it was terrible *.*.
                Dammit! (Score:1)
                I just cancelled my blue card last week. Screw you AMEX!
                veradicere -- Wednesday June 23 2004, @06:47AM (#112156)
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                  Isn't that Illegal... (Score:1)
                  I mean if Ticketmaster accepts other credit cards normally, can they say, "oh for this one we only accect AMEX"?

                  Sounds fishy to me.
                  someraincoatedlovers -- Wednesday June 23 2004, @07:07AM (#112161)
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                  We've been too long American Dreaming, And I think we all lost the way.
                    When was this show planned,,, (Score:1)
                    because this is the date Lallapalooza at Shore Line (California) was supposed to play...the one I had tix for....4th row center even.

                    There is something smelly going on here.
                    someraincoatedlovers -- Wednesday June 23 2004, @07:12AM (#112164)
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                    We've been too long American Dreaming, And I think we all lost the way.
                    I'm heartbroken. (Score:1)
                    I've been waiting an eternity to see Morrissey in person and when he finally plans a concert in my hometown, I miss the age requirement by three years. I hope he keeps Chicago in mind for future tours.
                    silent and grey -- Wednesday June 23 2004, @07:38AM (#112167)
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                    Turn down your lights (where applicable)
                    • Fake it! by Jessica216 (Score:1) Wednesday June 23 2004, @07:56AM
                      • Re:Fake it! by silent and grey (Score:1) Thursday June 24 2004, @06:03AM
                        • Man, by Jessica216 (Score:1) Thursday June 24 2004, @11:14AM
                      thought id let everyone know... (Score:1, Informative)
                      I just got of the phone with a ticketmaster sales rep. "Mary".
                      Mary kindly explained to me that ticketaster will be accepting ALL major credit cards for this show.

                      good day to all.
                      Anonymous -- Wednesday June 23 2004, @07:50AM (#112169)
                        Re:thought id let everyone know... (Score:2, Informative)
                        Don't believe it, this posted on ticketmaster

                        PLEASE NOTE: AMERICAN EXPRESS IS THE ONLY ACCEPTABLE METHOD OF PAYMENT FOR THIS EVENT. Net proceeds from the Blue Jam Sessions will help restore music education programs in our nations public schools. American Express is committed to raising $1 million dollars towards the purchase of new musical instruments and developing awareness of the lifelong benefits of music education. We are proud to contribute donations to VH1 Save The Music.
                        Valid photo ID required at the door
                        Anonymous -- Wednesday June 23 2004, @01:25PM (#112210)
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                        god DAMN it (Score:1)
                        I know how most Moz fans feel about gratuitous swearing, but fuck fuck fuck fuck FUCK! I found out about the Chicago show last night and was extremely excited, only to come here this morning and discover it's 21 and over. I don't turn 21 until November. I feel like crying. I need to get a fake id pronto, because there's no way I'm missing this show. Devastating.
                        LonelyHunter -- Wednesday June 23 2004, @07:55AM (#112170)
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                        American Express presents Morrissey to Chicago (Score:0)
                        Next week: Cleethorpes Burger King.

                        As someone else said, oh, the sickening greed.
                        Anonymous -- Wednesday June 23 2004, @09:08AM (#112179)
                          What's this, Corporate Pop? (Score:2, Insightful)
                          As somebody has already asked in here, did HE have a AMEX card when he was living on benefits in a dreary bedsit in Whalley Range with Linder Sterling?

                          Moz could learn a lesson or two from Linder. She performed brilliantly at the RFH the other night. She was grace, elegance and sophistication personified. Her stunning youthful appearance belied her 50 years. Unlike her old flatmate up in the corporate box, who was sucking on a beer bottle like a rapidly aging street lush throughout the evening.

                          Morrissey really is turning into a smug, complacent, self-satisified git. Most of his fans are dolees, students, OAP's, physically disabled, working poor and he imposes this corporate bullshit on them. Shame on him the smug bastard!

                          If sickly Smugness is what he becomes when he has a hit album, then long live the days when he was a 'non hit' wonder'.

                          He'll never know how cool he was when 'Malajusted' flopped.
                          Lazy Sunbather -- Wednesday June 23 2004, @09:49AM (#112182)
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                          "Fond affections are never said, they’re only sung in songs..."
                          I don't think this will be the only show because.. (Score:1)
                          sometime back I read that he wasn't going to play the Los Angeles Lallapalooza show because he was going to do a different show in LA.

                          So with Lalla...kaput, I think he will be doing more shows...but what do I know.
                          someraincoatedlovers -- Wednesday June 23 2004, @01:46PM (#112211)
                          (User #10290 Info)
                          We've been too long American Dreaming, And I think we all lost the way.
                            I Phoned Ticketmaster too (Score:1)
                            I spoke to someone and he told me they would only be accepting American Express. I kept pestering him until he offered me a supervisor. This person also told me it would be AMEX only. They kept saying something about Billy Joel's 'Moving Out' only accepting Visa. So you MUST purchase with a theiving AMEX.

                            My idea is to bother ticketmaster about this. Even if you're not going to the show, phone customer service and COMPLAIN COMPLAIN COMPLAIN. Companies think they can do this because people just take it. Go to ticketmaster.com and look up the number and call them and don't be afraid to escalate the call. We know the force of Morrissey fans, but do they?
                            Remember tickets are on sale Sunday. We've only got 3 days to voice our disgust with this.
                            VWchc -- Thursday June 24 2004, @06:39AM (#112260)
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                            quit whining about corporations... (Score:1)
                            where do you buy your clothes? your music? where do you work? i'm sick of all this fair-weather friend stuff with corporations. so what AMEX sponsors the show? the man's got to make a living, and he almost never plays the midwest, so AMEX gives him the chance to and at a great venue, at that. besides, look at who the show benefits (besides just moz fans like myself)...they are raising money for music programs in chicago schools. if you all had AMEX cards (like i do) you wouldn't be bitching. and who says all his fans have bad credit? most of us i know are succesful twenty-somethings with style (myself included) and are ecstatic to see moz here in our beautiful city.
                            also, who do you think sponsored "top of the pops" and all those shows the smiths appeared on? who do you think sponsors lollapalooza? i didn't see any whining about all that...because you had tickets.
                            anyway, i got my tickets today, and i'll have an awesome time on the 17th. cheers.
                            XhalfapersonX -- Sunday June 27 2004, @06:59PM (#112812)
                            (User #11760 Info)
                              Plea for Help (Score:1)
                              Alright, I work stupid hours at a stupid job and the show was sold out before I even got a chance. Anyone know how I might go about finding some tix or know anyone who has one or two extra they might be willing to part with?
                              Deliriumdg -- Monday June 28 2004, @09:39PM (#113045)
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