"If there's any trouble in the pit, we've to make sure Morrissey doesn't see us sort it out."

Sure; or he'll suspend the show and ask security to leave.

I'd wish Scottish security staff were all female (and under 5 foot).

Does this mean they give an impromptu "blanket party" for the offender?

And what action will cause the need for such a reaction from security?

Does this mean no more stage attempts?

Gone are the days when you were guaranteed a good old tune about fighting or boxing even. Nowadays his gangmembers just die. It must really be pipe and slippers time for Moz. I wonder if he could actually 'handle' himself if the need arose?

If Morrissey wants to avoid seeing the audiance he could wear a mask or a blindfold, or he could perform in the dark. then pepole in the audiance could shoot at the stage with paintball and if they hit Morrissey he has to play the song they want or visit there house for tea or something like that.

i respect Morrissey a lot. im a vegetarian (evereyone in our family is) and if i wasnt one i think 'meat is murder' would have made me one, its horiffying and powerfull isnt it? in fact i'm thinking of stopping being one for a day or two in order to see if 'meat is murder' makes me one again. can anyoene recomend any tasty meat i should try while attempting this? is lamb good?

best wishes josh.

when did Morrissey become such a pussy? He used to love this sort of stuff!

Are Scots more inclined to get into punch-ups than the rest of his world audience that this bit of news is a possibility?

I have a strong command of English, but I cannot understand what this news item is about (I read it three times). Can somebody explain it for me in clearer terms?

Morrissey says 'And also, I don't want to see any rough handling of the fans even if they try and get on the stage'.

We know he always tells security this.

But 'clever' manipulation of the words and we get the daft reports above.

the crowds at the morrissey shows are WAY out of control. i got repeatedly pushed, kicked, hair pulled, groped etc at 2 of 3 shows and i wasnt even in the pit. i actually did not get injured. that's more than i can say for some of the other attendees.

i dont think i should have to stay home just to avoid this kind of conduct. i go to plenty of shows and this happened at none of the others.

i dont care who is looking or not. security definitely needs to get a handle on this kind of behavior and take it outside.

STOP touring and just record. He is clearly in
the wrong business. I'm gonna give orders that
I see no traffic accidents on my way driving home
from work, then to the Strip Club where I'll demand that I not see any nudity. Someone will
have to open the door for me though cause I'm
on strict Doctor's orders not to touch metal today.

Some morrissey shows are very rough. I'm scottish and the last one I was at I was jostled, had to deal with sexist remarks, and got groped constantly.I felt violated.....God knows how the females in the crowd felt.

didn't you read the "*Note* - this has not been confirmed and seems very, very untrue as it was printed in one of those horrible round bubbles - that suggests rumour as opposed to relevance or respect."

Get a grip and stop thrashing the man for awhile! I miss the old REAL fans already...

WTF is up with this lame us Moz comment? I member back in the day when he was up for it to see his fans defete the burly looking securtiy guards and make it up on stage. I mean wtf, is he on bout. I dont think I like his comment.

I saw mozzer in Dundee at the caird hall in 91 (I think) there was a few getting on stage (myself included) and it was all in good spirits - no aggro whatsoever. He's a big ponse these days - the performances were dull when I sae him at MEN and Glasto this year.

I mean, does Moz and his boys have some kind of hand signal when to look away? Next time someone throws a flaming shirt on stage, does Moz give them the cue when he's about to turn his back that way they can do the military two-step down the nape of some spectacled kid's neck?

This doesn't come as a surprise as our man Moz has a history of being distracted by people in the crowd. Does anyone remember that time he commented on someone checking their watch during one of his performances? No way he'd notice a cloud of dust with fists, Docs, and flowers flying out of it.

My view on this is that the management want to make sure any scuffles are dealt with swiftly (and most probably brutally, as is the nature of security) but not to let Morrissey see as he tends to get pissed off and any mis-handling of his fans.

Or is it these rose tinted glasses?

And why Scotland? I'm quite sure there's a lot of 'passion' at his concerts south of the border so why the focus on this leg of the tour?

This isn't f'in ministry for christ sake. Anyone who starts a pit at a Moz show has to be an ass#ole.

If Morrissey doesn't want to SEE his security handle the crowd roughly, he shouldn't direct his security TO handle the crowd roughly, then he wouldn't have to see it happen.

I mean, c'mon, did anyone see the list of things you weren't allowed to bring in in a forthcoming US concert? You can barely bring keys in without it being considered as a "weapon". You can only imagine how strict it'll be once you're in there.

I jus remember the story of that gig in 92 at a US university where he stopped everything to tell off security for dragging someone away, it seemed very valiant... Maybe Moz is too old to be valiant, he jus wants to play and go home.