At least the person I spoke to at the Ram's Head said so. God, I hope he is going to be alright, this is just awful.

His voice is more important than anything, but I must admit, I am crushed.

This tour is way too long & strenuous for most singers/bands. The man has been touring for well over a year now - so I personally think it is now beginning to take it's toll.

What about fans who've lost out on Boston, Northampton, Philadelphia, NYC and now Baltimore?

Is this a trend? Should we just all throw in the towel now?

There's no way on God's green Earth of ours he's going to make it for Atlantic City, Holmdel & NYC all by this weekend, respectively.

What should we do? Sell on Ebay----NOW.

Still Ill, though, Get Well soon Moz.

What about AC? Is he going to cancel there, or will he be okay enough to play, I wonder?

Be well Moz! (I just wanted to know before I make the drive up there...)

Due to unforseen circumstances, I have two tickets available for Thursday's Atlantic City Borgata show. I have four but I'm using two if he doesn't cancel.
The seats are located Riser E Row P Seats 3 & 4.
Email me at marr.sc@hotmail.com

It was painfully obvious that his voice wasn't well last night. He was having trouble hitting certain notes and he was very very raspy.

Received reliable information that he will not attempt to perform again until Saturday in Boston.

Ram's Head website states the show is POSTPONED.

What should we do about Atlantic City & Holmdel??????????????????

I'm really, really, worried & concerned now.
Thinking into the future, I booked a gig in the UK (I'm a yank). The band is from 1979 too and I'm worried this will happen considering, it's December.

However, I do like to think that we're all human & sickness, lack of creativity, happen. Just like here with our Moz.

I just hope to God that I won't lose out and I just want to say to the Europeans that came over for these dates, that, I'm sorry and I hope you'll all have a pleasant, nice time here in America anyway.

Keep our fingers crossed for a positive future in regards to Morrissey and ALL gigs!!!!!!

we need them now more than ever.

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why panic? i rather see king moz at his best. i had tickets for msg, borgata and pnc and lets not forget carnegie hall in 95 he also cancelled and never reschedule... although i still love the bastard!!!!!

This is indeed sad to hear. This venue was/is to be the smallest one on the tour. For all of us that have seen Morrissey in more intimate settings such as this, I'm sure you can understand the reaction of ticket holders for this show. Postponed doesn't mean canceled, but it's hard not to react the way some posters have given his history. Best of luck to all of you who are holding tickets for future tour dates.

Get well soon, Moz.

I'm just glad that the announcement was made this early in the day, rather than when I'd gone all the way to Baltimore and waited in line for a few hours. Hopefully a rescheduling does occur, and then we can see Moz at the top of his game.

for the East Coast...My mild best wishes to you all. Don't know what will happen, but I am certain we all feel the same way when it comes to Morrissey...we want him at his best. What would he do without his voice? Let's just hope for the best...

Girlfriend in a Coma will try to keep our spirits up tonight. They take the stage at 830 at Rams Head Live and they're good.

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I hope Morrissey will get better soon. I just think he needs about a week of rest without using his voice but with the tour happening it doesn't seem possible.
I had tickets for MSG and it was supposed to be my first time but i much rather see Moz at his best. And I just feel it's wrong people are saying bad things about Morrissey especially since he had no choice but to postponed in MA, PA, and NYC. He is human and he will get sick and i think he tried his best last night in VA.

I knew something was wrong when there was nobody in line. I'm from Philly so I am just going to hang around until the cover band starts and try to make the most I can out of my day. Here's hoping that he is back in action for the 2 Jersey shows.

I had tickets to MSG, there's really nothing you can do except wait to see if the postponed shows are going to be rescheduled.

According to the Borgata's website the Atlantic City show is now too cancelled and/or postponed..

Link: http://www.theborgata.com/Main.cfm?Category_1=5000 &Category_2=5100

I saw Moz early in the tour (Milwaukee). Morrissey has never made it through an entire tour unscathed...no current singer uses his voice as much as Morrissey and to last an entire tour is just not possible. Kudos to Moz for trying. For the folks in Baltimore, Morrissey is NO Cal Ripken, that's for sure.

Hi all,

I was in line at 8AM this morning, and it became clear that something wasn't quite right when members of the stage setup crew walked by with dejected looks on their faces, telling us that they were told to go home.

I spoke with members of the crew, who indicated that Morrissey "shouldn't have played last night" and that his voice is, once again, completely gone.

The manager of the venue indicated that this was a postponement, not a cancellation, and suggested he'd been told that the date would be made up on Saturday. Of course, this seems rather unlikely with the Boston show already rescheduled on that date, so I wonder if this information was passed on just to appease him.

Fingers crossed that some (or all) of these shows are made up.

From True-to-you

Press release regarding concert dates

3 July 2007

Following last night's performance at Wolf Trap in Vienna, Va., Morrissey was seen by an ear, nose, and throat specialist this morning in Washington, D.C. The doctor confirmed that Morrissey was still suffering from a viral infection that had caused the postponement of several shows last week, and that his throat had not healed. As a result he has ordered that Morrissey not sing again before the 7th of July at the earliest. Consequently, in addition to tonight's show in Baltimore, the scheduled concerts in Atlantic City, N.J. at The Borgata on the 5th of July and Holmdel, N.J. at PNC Bank Arts Center on the 6th of July have been postponed. An announcement will be made as soon as possible as to whether it is possible to reschedule any of these shows, and in the meantime ticket holders should maintain possession of their tickets. The tour is scheduled to recommence in Boston on the 7th of July at the Bank Of America Pavilion.

Viruses are nasty things. I thought, actually, that he had recovered just too soon, and what was really happening is that he was trying to push his limits as much as possible. Besides, these viruses can be very treacherous: one second you may be feeling fine, because they are not so active, then the other they act and make you feel awful again. They seem to be going around... I have been having headaches and light nausea for a few days already, and I am wondering if I didn't catch a flu bug in my stomach. I am not a doctor, but usually these bugs can last from 10 days up to two weeks in your system, before the body entirely flushes them out. He just came back too soon. Unfortunately, like us he needs now to "stretch out and wait"...

If the crew is still in town, Jen and I would love to take Charley out for drinks. Charley, met you in Philly two years ago, you hooked me up with passes for Asbury Park. I'm Steve, a lawyer from Baltimore. If you see this, please give me a call. I hope to be in Norfolk Monday night. I hope the band will be there, too! 443-570-2726.

Borgata = postponed till further notice!!!!

Convience Charges, this is another RIPOFF by these jackasses !!!

I checked the Borgata website and the show has been postponed. Per the Holmdel website, the show is going forward as planned...at least for now!

Since it seems that the Holmdel show is going to be cancelled, I just had a quick question. I am moving to Washington come the end of July, so chances are I will miss the postponed show. If the show is in fact postponed, can I get a refund for the tickets through ticketmaster?

horrible blah blah blah. Did you girls really think he could have a tour that he didnt cancel at least half his dates on???? Please thats what happens when your 65. Big Deal!

The guy gets sick every 5 minutes. But being a fan Im only suprised that the whole tour hasnt been called off yet. Remember 2004 when he got meningitis?? haha that was the biggest crock of shit yet!

Apropos those comments about him being sick - it is allowed from time to time. First think about the guy not feeling good and possible worrying. And hope he gets well soon. And only then think about your own concerns.
Mine is that it seems I can get no refund, having had my tickets Fedexed to London, England by Ticketmaster. I then flew out to Baltimore on Sunday only for the show to be cancelled this morning. I wouldn't mind but for the no refund business. I have to go home to England and can't now afford to return even if the show is rescheduled. At least I should be able to expect a refund of the ticket price as a (very small) consolation. Heaven knows I'm miserable now.....

Just came from the baltimore smithstributeband gig, where I met a UK lady who is living in Muenster. It was a pleasure to met you. I was the one came here from Bonn. Have a nice time in the states. Are you going to any other concert?

My boyfriend and I left early for the Baltimore show, only to arrive and find out it was postponed. We could't get a refund for our hotel room, so we decided to stay and make the best of it. The trip ended up being worth it in the end because we met some Irish friends who came to the US for the tour. We had many drinks and danced and sung our hearts out to "the fake Morrissey"! To Owen, Julie, Tony, and Pete - Thanks for everything - it was well worth the trip to hang out with you guys. Bruce and I will be in touch!

I wanted to post a little something on our trip to USA to see Morrissey. We had tickets for MSG and were going to Phily as we were on the same continent. When it all fell through we were obviously disappointed (i cried) We went to see Sons and Heirs and met up with Oien and Gerry (travelled from Ireland) - we had met in Germany last year at Duss gig. So at least we were not on our own in paying out a lot of money to be here. After the Wolf gig we decided that we had come this far and we should get the train to Baltimore as Oien had a spare ticket, so after checking emails every 30mins and web sites to see if gig still on we decided to set off. We arrived checked in and the news came through (3pm local time) that the gig was pulled, i cannot describe how we all felt. Gutted. After we went to the venue and asked what time they knew the gig had been pulled they said 0130. I just wish it had been posted on the net in time for all of us that travelled. Anyway, Girlfriend in a coma were a fantastic last minute stand in's (and Michelle and Bruce we would not have met if we had not gone)Going home now to live on bread and water till the end of the month... I am disappointed but his voice is his life and if you are ill you must stop until you are fully recovered. I so wanted to see him in an intimate venue, and i will, just not this tour. To Tony,Gerry,Oein, Michelle and Bruce thank you for a memorable trip and i will see you in far off places!!!

As a last minute stand in for the man himself, I can tell you folks, I was shaking in my trademark red socks last night and being on stage is as natural as breathing to me. You see, good or bad, we ran the risk of being ripped stem to stern just as a result of everyone's most understandable grief(Hey, we're still holding a tickets too)
I'm very happy to say it didn't turn out that way at all, in fact, my back is bleeding from all the pats;) We always say that this thing doesn't work unless the audience participates in the tribute as well and you lot were simply wonderful! Even in light of things it almost seemed to be a joyous event. All the lads in the band agreed - it was the hardest set yet for us to end - we all wanted to play for another hour and it was all down to you lot. I'm sure you can appreciate it was difficult for us on two counts; We were all looking forward to the show(I'm the only one who got to see the Wolf Trap show) but then to find out you've been tapped to stand in for a life long hero in 8 hours, phew! It's quite a stir of emotions I can tell you.

I could go on but, after the show, I met so many beautiful people from my mother land(Ireland), my home from home(England), Germany and, of course, all over the states. Everyone wanted to tell me their stories but nobody seemed sad about it. It seems, on some level, we were therapy for some wounded souls and I truly hope that was the case. That hour or so, talking with you all was almost on par with performing...I could have visited with you lot all night! I had an indescribable feeling last night - I think it's what it is to feel truly elated. Part of that is playing those incredible songs but most of that feeling comes from playing those individual works of art to some of the most remarkable folks on this planet. We needed a salve last night as well...and YOU provided it....we are forever in your debt!

Cheers,

Quinn

www.morrisseytribute.com

How will we know when and if they select a new date for the Ram's Head show in Baltimore? Will it just be posted on this site? Thanks!