Morrissey, please tell us if you're playing or not...!

Okay, 'nuff of that. No more grovelling or begging (esp. for/about/to Morrissey) today!
Anyone find it a bit peculiar/suspicious that he'd play a festival in a non-English-speaking country, but not one in England?

Odd.

I mean, odds are it won't happen - don't think Mozzer will be at that one.

Come now, you people should know better. He is not going to play.

don't know about anyone else, but i've already been out and bought 4 tickets for the show, a return flight, 5 star hotel accomodation, a bucket load of suncream on the strength of this rumour. everyone knows jesus jones knows.

i suppose this also means we've found mozzers new collaberators and backing band n'all. jolly good.

Obviously caught on to the trend of announcing that Morrissey's playing in order to make it a sell-out.

The official web site says nothing about Morrissey. Unless Morrissey is spelled Faithless in Portugese.

Morrissey does love Portugal (and Spain), and Boz has a house there now. It could improve the odds of him appearing from 80-1 to around 60-1.

I still feel bad about Portugal losing Euro 2004!

"Losing in front of your hometown..."

"to be cancelled"

Contrary to what you might have read on the Jesus Jones website - this is completely false. Morrissey will not be playing this festival.

Thanks,

Sanctuary Artist Management

dude you should really re-think your priorities...Morrissey appearing or not appearing aint that big of deal....no need to pray now.....

Sanctuary Artist Management say this isn't true?

Which means, according to my calculations, that they are lying in order to cover something up, which in turn means that indeed he will be playing.

Hurrah!

Surely he wouldn't be that cruel after the IOW upset. Would he?

Jesus Jones! Shouldn't they be sharing the bill with A-Ha?

Don't be naive. Save your money until it is 100% confirmed ( Which is bleedin' unlikely !) His tour is over. If he hasn't seen BoZ in six months he surely hasn't played any shows or been practising at all... and I believe the person above claiming to be Sanctuary is joking. If it were a real statement from Sanctuary it would be verified and on the mainpage. I do however, think the statement will turn to be correct. HE is not playing. These people who buy plane tickets and get hotel accomidations due to rumours are so damn silly. The planes should crash and let Darwinism do it theoretical job !

- Certain people we know

Come on now, since when did Jesus Jones become the authority on where & when Morrissey is playing? I didn't even realise they were still about.

Its probably just a cunning ploy by them to resurrect their flagging careers. I bet their hit counter has doubled in the past few hours!!

Ah my two loves Morrissey and Peter Murphy what more could one ask for.

That commment was issued by Sanctuary - if Morrissey isn't with them anymore, how do they be so sure of what he is and isn't doing?

I would be more than slightly pissed off if he plays this festival after pulling out of the Isle of Wight. (Yes, yes, he was never technically confirmed in the first place, but why didn't he say something before? It's as good as pulling out.)

Morrissey will still be able to make my festival then :D I've booked him to play on the green stage here in Melbourne, Australia on August 12th 7pm. Bring a packed lunch as I have not been able to book and food stalls :(

Surely the most shocking thing about this story is that Jesus Jones are still going?!?! My god.

Great, now I'm going to be humming International Bright Young Thing at work all day now (this isn't a good thing...)

I am Portuguese and I live in the north, near the place where the Festival takes place. I´m thrilled!! Even if it´s just a rumour...I´m sure Morrissey can make it come TRUE!And I tell you more: I have a feeling he´ll move to our country one day! You may think this sounds ODD but it would suit him perfectly "... and I ´ve never felt so alive in the whole of my life"
EM VILAR DE MOUROS OU NÃO,... ESTAMOS À TUA ESPERA!!!

I agree with the speculation that festival organisors might falsely announce Morrissey being on the bill to shift tickets. But I think it's something that may only happen in the future, it wasn't the case with the IOW. That was Mozzers fault I imagine.

The thing is, if I announced Morrissey was playing my local pub no-one would believe me but some people would still buy tickets.

Actually, John the landlord could do with a cash boost so;

Morrissey will be playing The Lion, Tithebarn St, Liverpool, on Tuesday 5th July. Doors 8pm. Support from The Tears and Belle And Sebastian.
He's doing a new set too with, like, loads of Smiths songs like, um, Handsome Devil and Still Ill and all of those. So book early. Capacity limited to 50 odd. £60.

Not that i'm not used to it, and that being the reason i don't post on this website, you guys shouldn't get so bitchy about these rumours. David had said nothing about what was posted on the JJ website, so I thought, like i said, that it deserved to be mentioned. Nothing more.
For someone who mentioned it, praying for him to come to this festival isn't my priority in life, it was a means of expression. Perhaps you should consider not posting uselessly as one of your priorities. As for those who said it would be cruel for him to go to that portuguese festival after "cancelling" IW, don't be so greedy. Most of you have seen him five hundred times, or as many times as he has played in the UK or the states. He's only been here once, and it was a bad gig, as everyone recalls (it was in 1999). Actually, you're all invited to come over to Vilar de Mouros, you'll love it ;)

He wouldn't be offered it because they'd know he'd decline.