i've waited five years for this day.

*sigh*

moz, take your vitamin C!

The Man spouts his politics and then when there is some negative comments against him, he pulls a sick.

Pathetic.

Or maybe even Bush himself.

  So people could turn against morrissey.

I called direct events to check on the backyard show and they say its still on. Ticketmaster is still selling tickets for the houston show. No info on the verizon wireless theatre's website about a houston cancelation.

Is it possible he's leaving the states to fly back to participate in some sort of private memorial? I know of his obvious connection to the man but no clue as to if there was anything more than a mutual passion for music.
  Going nuts trying to decide if I should still buy Vegas flight tix. Any word on the Chile/Argentina shows next week?
James

There is no doubt now, surely...
Moz has definately 'bitten off more than he can chew' this year.
What's more, new dates are STILL being announced.
It's a punishing schedule for somebody half his age.

Now why don't you just drop dem britches? Come on ... take em right off now and squeal like a pig.

Noone on this site should try to make excuses for Morrissey. Morrissey probably believes that if he goes to Houston, a Bush rally will break out at his concert. It is really sad, because a lot of people (at least that I know) are coming out to see Morrissey for the first time. Some are even listening to him again for the first time in 10-15 years. This is the second show that I have had tickets for that will be cancelled in the last 5 years (The Las Vegas show was the other). It appears that tomorrow in Austin will be the third show that I have had tickets for that will be cancelled. Oh well, at least I live in Houston and did not have to travel.

--Kevin

Hang the fuckin' pop star. Any word on refunds?

he made a comment at last nights ft worth show how he was feeling sick... his voice was spectacular though

get well moz

Get Well
Get Well Soon
We want you to Get Well!

But seriously, who had Houston in the death pool?

If the concert was cancelled.

After 2 pm people can recieve there refunds of the show,(as per Verizon Theater). I sure hope this cancellation isnt because he afraid of Houston backlashing against his political views. I think he should stand up for what he believes in like a normal "American" with pride would do.Or does he have the English mentallity to run.So hopefully he is really sick and will reschedule, then again Verizon is offering refunds like he has no plans on coming back to Houston.

I think Morrissey just doesn't like Texas period. This sucks...

As you may know there were several death threats made at the Manchester Evening News website when Morrissey made that offhand remark wishing that G.W. Bush had died instead of Regan (something many of us wish for in our hearts also). According to sources at that time it became evident that not all of the death threats were from angry right wingers who simply were infuriated with Morrissey after 'The Drudge Report' picked up the story and it spread rapidly over the Internet. I came to find out that 2 users of this site both made threatening comments on the Manchester Evening News site: Dewdrop and Loafing Oaf (Republican Party Reptile). I emailed Dewdrop and told him/her that if the threats did not stop I would contact law enforcement agencies in Texas. I did the same for Loafing Oaf.

You can't blame Santuary for cancelling the gig!

is not a key battleground state in this campaign.
Morrissey needs to concentrate his effort on Ohio, Wisconsin and Florida.

Hello Abe thie Jose A. Salazar..Well I am responding to your comment and wanted to ask can you or someone out there that does know inquire what the illness is? This cannot be true has the Mozzer sent out any further information to the fans. We hope he gets BETTER SOON. Man i waited 12 years too lol.

The ticketmaster website has just listed the show as cancelled. The Austin date is not even listed on the site. Sorry Texas this sucks.

Well well well...Moz cant take the slightest bit of heat what a surprise.

He has the same ability to sit back and criticise that Kerry has and both couldnt stand in the fire for a minute. When the pressure is on the test of character is revealed.

Bush gets death threats every minute of every day, yet he forges on. That is strength. Not some privledged pop star who cant even keep a tour schedule...

Morrissey is not a shred of the man that Bush is.
Oh wait, he might be really sick, his poor little itchy throat...Come on, Bush and Kerry have been in the most grueling campaign all over this country for months and months with quadruple the audience and they are both well over fifty!

Get some spine Moz.

THIS EVENT HAS MOVED FROM OCT 30
Tickets are no longer available through this online outlet. Please contact the box office or promoter for other available ticket outlets.

la la la

Face it Americans he don't like you very much.

He don't cancel when he's home.

complete disappointment...i have tickets to both the Houston and Austin shows. looks like i wont be going to either...i just received this email from The Backyard in Austin:

"Morrissey’s performance at The Backyard on Friday, October 29 has been cancelled.
Due to strained vocal chords, Morrissey is unable to sing and therefore canceling the Houston and Austin dates. Tickets are refundable at point-of-purchase."

so, i assume that we will not being seeing him on this tour since the tickets are now "refundable." looks like i'll be crying in my Guiness tonight, drunkenly slurring lyrics to moz tunes. have a good night everyone...

Nooo, it's been 10+ years since I've seen him last!!

  GOD DAMMIT, GOD DAMMIT, GOD DAMMIT!

I'm such a huuuuuuuuuuuuge Morrissey lover (Abrahan can vouch for that) that I'm crushed!! I work here at Clear Channel (the one's putting this concert on) and I had to call around to someone connected to find out what the issue was after I got my e-mail cancellation notification. I asked if the show was going to be rescheduled and he said "No".

So, I guess that means that Morrissey is somewhere in Houston right now, and I bet that he's in the Westin Galleria Hotel this very moment (I can see if from my office window). I just need to know what the alias name he is using to be booked there.

Morrissey you BETTER not miss the makeup show. If you do, then you'll have to do a makeup show for the makeup show.

Direct from Direct Events:

"Morrissey at The Backyard Cancelled
 
Morrissey’s performance at The Backyard on Friday, October 29 has been cancelled.
 
Due to strained vocal chords, Morrissey is unable to sing and therefore canceling the Houston and Austin dates
 
Tickets are refundable at point-of-purchase.
 
Contact: Emily Smith, Direct Events, 512.263.4240"

I have been a fan for quite some time and thought this was an amazing opportunity to see the MOZ. Any chance for makeup dates or anything of the like. Sure is discouraging to those of us that would consider flying to see him in another city.

I have the absolute truth from a VERY reliable source. This is coming from someone who works within the industry here in Houston. The show was cancelled because "he ran his mouth last night." Also, "there have been death threats" made. This kills me and a few other family members and friends. We have actually waited a while for this show. It's a drag that a great singer/songwriter cannot keep from practicing outside his field of expertise.

is alarmingly becoming more and more like winning the national lottery.

How Last is Last-Minute?
First of the Gang to Get the Sniffles
November Spawned a Chest Cold
I Like You But Not Enough to Actually Come Around
Bigmouth Coughs Again
Such a Little Thing Makes Such a Big Whine
Subway Train Whiner (well...)
Everyday is Like a Sick Day
Houston Humidity Disaster 2004
Shoplifters of the World Get Some Rest
Irish Blood, English Heart (AKA Born to be Sick)
Texas is Full of Crashing Bores
How Can Anyone Possibly Know How I Feel? I Feel Cranky!
Now My Nose is Full
Let Me Kiss You (No, thanks.)
The More You Ignore Me, The Crankier I Get
Last Night I Dreamt Somebody Actually Did What They Said They Were Going To Do
There is a Light That Occasionally Goes Out

Surely I'm not the first to have quoted that?

After driving to San antonio this afternoon to get my mom's house renter ready for my renters to move in nov 1, then finding out they backed out on me at the last minute, I call Direct Events again to find out that, as she put it "yep..its completely cancled".

And im somewhere between being really sad and super pissed.

I just did the math. I'm pissed. after paying to send the ticket back, plus service fees and shipping we're not going to get refunded for, I just paid $18 to not go to a concert.

Yep...you read that right. This non concert just cost me and the rest of you $18

I stood out there ALL DAY because I'm a loser, and because I didn't want the tears in my eyes to cause me to get into a wreck.

worst day ever.

Like ever other true Morrissey fan, I too was disappointed to find out that the show in Houston was cancelled. I would have actually driven to Austin as the next best thing but then found out Austin was cancelled as well.

The other disappointing thing was knowing how other Morrissey fans would feel walking up to the venue and watching their reaction to the news, the sadness in their eyes. Then realizing that Morrissey had not blessed Houston with his presence in 12 years made it even worse.

I am a fair man, if Morrissey is truly ill, I wish him the best. But if it's something other than that....then WE are truly disappointed in the choice HE has made.

Now this is making me wonder whether or not there was really a 'death' threat. Maybe Morrissey is running out of illnesses. You can only have meningitis once to live and tell about it. West Nile is a little too severe. Just don't tell us that the hotel gave you a bad bacon cheeseburger. We can buy that from Kobe but few would buy that one from you.

Oh Please Let It Rest.
Speaking words of wisdom "Let It Be"

He mentioned he was feeling sick on Monday nights concert in Miami.

MY wife got a refund the next day, and from what she heard from one of the people who works at the verizon box office, was that the promoter from clear channel, cancelled the show or had something to do with it?
  I'm not sure what to make of it, but if mozz is sick the i hope he gets better.
  Maybe in the new year he will re-schedule? Or maybe i'm just wishing too hard.
  Oh well until next time?? C.Y.A.