Is this some sort of official notice? I have seen that Borgata is reschuled...but no notice of any official cancelations.

This is just simply ridiculous and such a bad show of professionalism. 4 shows impossible to reschedule, guess someone couldn't fill the garden . . .

Seriously, this boycott has gone on long enough!

I have been checking the Girlie Action site (http://www.girlieaction. com/) fairly often, and I don't see it anywhere on there. Where did this come from?

I called PNC to see about the refund and they said it's not officially cancelled and to hold on to my tickets as they are waiting for a date.
UM HELLO....DON'T FUCK WITH ME.

I predicted on the forums they were going to cancel MSG and PNC in exactly this way. "We tried but we couldn't find an opening." yeah right.

Of course the real reason is those shows didn't sell well. Nothing to be upset about, many of us knew Morrissey wasn't going to be able to fill all those cities clustered together, with 13,000 at the MSG. What was he thinking?

To tell you the truth, I much prefer he go through this "i'm sick" act in order to get out of playing to an empty arena, than actually going through it. IT would have been awkward to be there at the MSG.

I still love you MOrrissey...but please, your last two US tours weren't planned right. Fire someone!!!! And play a smaller GA show in NYC next time.

Personally i think MSG would have been possible as a one off show...meaning no shows in at least 2 of these cities...Philly, Boston, Virginia (DC), NJ.

..It is hoped that we will be able to add a US leg to the tour this fall and that we will be able to play all of the above cities...

They can't add a US leg to the tour if there is no UK/European tour, right?

I think that's fucked up that Boston got 2 shows for the price of 1 and NYC gets ZERO.

...if you go here you'll see the northampton venue has posted this information... www.iheg.com

my sincerest apologies to those who will undoubtedly be saddened by this.

Thanks for all the jerking around, really appreciate it. Oh, i'm also glad to be out all that money for service charges!

I'm not planning on seeing this Jerk on any leg of any tour.

This sucks!! I had two 12th row tickets to the Philly show, and used up the last of my vacation days to be out in Philly for the original show. I was praying the reschedule date would be on a weekend. Now I see it's a Monday? Who has a friggin' concert on a Monday?!

Needless to say I cannot attend the rescheduled date. I'm out of vacation time and can't take days off work that week. So now I have two useless tickets. This really pisses me off! I'm not mad at Morrissey, just this situation. That's just my luck.

I'm never going to be able to see moz. A US leg in the fall won't do. I will be in college.

I've already given up on Morrissey, after having tickets to see the Smiths at Radio City Music Hall when they toured Strangeways... only to have the delicate flower cancel due to a sore throat. Anyone who also had tickets to that show can confirm that the band broke up without ever rescheduling the date.

I waited a lifetime, but finally caved and bought tickets to the two-day Lollapalooza which was also canceled.

My wife - I guess she was willing to give Morrissey the benefit of the doubt, as she bought tickets for this MSG show.

It's a shame someone so talented and capable of such beauty through music is also such an unprofessional bore who obviously cares only about the fans on his own terms, and feels he owes them nothing.

Fair enough, but it's over between us.

This is, in effect, a Dear John letter. I won't speak for my wife, who has been waiting on the edge of her seat with no updates or "Please bear with us" messages from the Great One (said with maximum sarcasm) since some bullshit or other made him pull out of the June 30 show...UPDATE - I've actually spoken to my wife, one of the great Morrissey apologists, and she said the following...

"I'm done with him. I'm never buying another one of his albums."

Good luck to you, Morrissey. Good bye.

Rams Head is dark on 7/21-7/23. Moz could play there on the 22nd. He just doesn't want to make up a such a small show.

Bah.

Did he really need to book four shows in Florida?

Morrissey is an adult, he has his career in his hands though he'll blame others for the decline. All these years, he should be a bigger than he currently is. I have friends who turned their back on morrissey, and more and more do after every tour/album.

MSG said they are waiting for a rescheduled date from the MOZ camp. even if it is months from now, they could reschedule it. surely all that money from an arena show is worth it. unless...(see my post above)

Morrissey could come here and read this all, but let him know it's in his hands. It always was.

They say that there are no openings at these venues for the rest of the tour...but Pines Theatre in Northampton only has about a half dozen shows ALL SUMMER. I don't think it would be that hard to fit something in. I'm really bummed out about this. I've been looking forward to it for months. After they postponed this show I was still looking forward to a new date. Now they say that hopefully in the fall he can come back to these cities. UGH.

I know I'm sounding way too optimistic right now, but it still doesnt say anything about the show at MSG being cancelled and it doesn't say anything on ticketmaster. Should I still hang on to the tickets or should I refund?

to have cancelled shows..recently keane cancelled their US tour which included dates at carnige hall and the hammerstein so the singer could go into rehab..the recently rescheduled tour included only one US date which was at central perk..a total rip off if you ask me..

if moz does an east coast tour in the fall and hits a few NYC shows in smaller venues, I will be more then satisifed..

"Hey Moz, let's send you out on an 18 month world-wide tour to promote Ringleader. And lets save the East Coast of America for the last two weeks of the whole flippin' thing. You won't be in the mood to blindly cancel shows willy-nilly by that point will you? No? Sweet."

you've got to be f***ing kidding me. in the words of Eric Cartman "i am so pissed off." Atlantic City gets a show, but not New York? thanks a lot.

They just called Morrissey's people and nothing is official yet. There is still a glimmer of hope.

I know how you east coast guys feel. (I am in the west and I got to see a great show) I was super upset when the ManHole tour cancelled because Marilyn Manson and Courtney Love were fighting and couldn't get along. But I still buy her CDs and will go see again. Things happen like that in the music world.

does anyone know if this show was even close to selling out?

I'll be going to Philly but I dont know what to do about the Borgata show..a weeknight is really tough. Does anyone know if I can get a refund even though the shows been rescheduled?

I think it's more like 3 nights at the Hollywood Bowl this fall as a one off for the U.S. and everybody will have to go to LA. That's the only place he sells out and makes money.

MSG has plenty of dates available. I'd really don't want to think that he cancelled because he didn't sell out. But, that doesn't seem so far from the truth. I don't hate Morrissey for this; although I am VERY annoyed because I never got to see him yet.

As per their website

MORRISSEY CONCERT HAS BEEN CANCELLED AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
Morrissey's June 30th concert at Madison Square Garden, which had been postponed due to illness, has been cancelled.

Refunds are available at point of purchase.

Sorry :(

Don

Excellent decision-Morrissey. You canceling the Garden is probably the smartest and safest thing you could have done. Something very bad allegedly was going to happen -- bad vibe. Don't ever play the Garden or think about rescheduling there. It was fantastic seeing you in Boston and I look forward to seeing you again in safe, nice, "far off places". I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you.
It was fate -- You have an angel looking out for you. You are very blessed and so am I.

Signing off for now.
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I just spoke to a Ticketmaster agent on the phone. He told me if I purchased my tickets online through their site, then my credit card will be automatically refunded minus the $3.10 processing fee. They expect to process the refund sometime tomorrow automatically and the credit should appear on my card in 3 to 5 business days. So, no need to mail anything back, like when the show was merely postponed.

I called up Ram's Head to see what the deal is. Apparently, they're announcing something at the end of the week. Ticket holders should be contacted by phone then. Let's hope they're really trying to reschedule...but they might also be trying to figure out how to issue refunds. I think us Baltimore go-ers should just wait till Friday to cry/rejoice.

I e-mailed ticketmaster and they confirmed that the show has been canceled and the cost will be refunded to my credit card. Yeah, it sucks that he canceled considering that this was going to be the first time to see them. But stuff happens. I just hope the supposed live DVD taped during the Hollywood show comes out soon!

If anyone is looking for a pair of Row F, Orchestra A tickets for Philly, send serious inquirys to Adamscenes@tmail.com

so bummed i can't go.

harsh. spent $250 on eBay tickets, but of course worse things have happened. maybe the seller will be nice/ethical and give me a partial refund.

next time i guess; for now, summer continues
summer's pretty good

xox, math+

the wait is finally over , the last few weeks have been quite topsy turvy with letterman, boston, sickness, postponements, cancellations, the many many negative and positive blogs...the whole thing is quite depressing...the big picture of it all...
break up the family
i'm glad that at this point in Morrissey's eclectic career he still causes a furor and maybe thats what all this drama was about...i have some stories for a later date on the 30 minute shows, peops on stage, last minute cancellations. is it validation...I'm not saying he wasn't sick ,why couldn't he be? However, Morrissey, one way or another, has always been full of ambiguity and mystery..i love him for that and like a good friend..i sometimes hate him for that..
dial-a-cliche'
What's really depressing i guess is the very fact that time has caught up with him, yes even him, and the fans are older (even the young ones); times have changed..It's been two decades of Morrissey and before that the Smiths...He's been a huge part of mine and my friends musical landscape - all moped out and maudlin in such a poetic fashion...i loved and still love listening to him, he makes me sad and happy at the same time, he exudes confidence, the double meanings, the alternative british invasion...We lived those lyrics way back when...his music gave the odd man/woman out of place in the crowd a feeling of confidence, togtherness, a sense of irony, coolness, it was cool to listen to him and not everyone got it and most still don't - whether he admits it/likes it/ he gave gays a sense of belonging with a cutting tongue and sharp wit and you could still be in the closet and get along in school - thanks for that!

it wouldn't be much fun if he really was a pop star...he is indeed a rock star, a legend, a cult icon, respected among his peers... He's hit his stride , sure there's more to come, its on his terms, he doesn't have to do anything to prove anything - he's done what he's wanted and the devout have gladly followed.. for a very long time - the best has come and gone and come again - for nostalgia i enjoy every bit of him - like visiting an old friend - glad for the good times though - will always love Morrissey & will always love The Smiths - very relevant to this day even if not current...yay! sad about MSG but Borgata, I can' wait...

I've only managed to see Morrissey in seated venues, so I was really looking forward to the Madison Square Garden show. With 13,000 people (me somewhere in the General Admission section), I figured it was as close as I'd get to something like a concert on Morrissey's birthday in the Manchester Arena.

Perhaps I should start looking for one of the options mentioned in the True To You [true-to-you.net] questionnaire?

Could you say to your fans if you think you will give us another album soon?

Guillaume
Paris, France

I presently have the option to tour for the remainder of 2007, or start a new album. I don't have a deal, but I have an offer from Warner Brothers. At the same time, there are some great touring offers - New Zealand, South Africa, my beloved Scandinavia, Israel and Iran. I would love to sing in Tehran.

So, for this week, it's a dilemma.

Mybe if he did not drink so much protien, he would be able to stick in there like a champ, Shame on u M looks like you forgot what got you here, I'm out

This is a slap in the face to his 2nd biggest fanbase in the US, Im Afraid. During the Last tour, Morrissey sold out 5 nights at the Apollo Theater and 2 nights at Radio City Music Hall were nearly full.

Now I Admit, Morrissey booking BOTH Madison Square Garden(13,000 plus) and PNC Bank Arts Center (17,000 counting the lawn) was a bit quixotic; and likewise, Im sure Morrissey likely had 2/3's of both venues filled at best. He probably should have booked one or the other. With this in mind, If the Mozzer made up even one of the two shows it would have likely sold out b/c of the overspill from the cancelled show.

To play Every region in the US including towns where Morrissey's fanbase is scant at best, and not play one show in the New York-New Jersey area where he could sell at least 10,000 tickets if he were only to do a single area show is vexing, disheartening, and financially nonsensical on his part(=0(

Dont forget about us Mozzer...if he tours in the fall, hopefully his warmup shows will happen in New York.

Girlie Action is a fairly cool PR firm. I never minded getting packets from them; they always had good clients to promote, including Morrissey.

And Momus wrote a song about them! Well, they paid him, too -- on the patron-$upported $tars Forever album. But if they sought out Momus and were patrons of his, that means they're indie-liciously savvy:

http://www.phespirit.info/momus/19990127.htm [phespirit.info]

The announcement as above is now visible on the most official Morrissey site there is - www.true-to-you.net .

is there any way to get tickets for the atlantic city show in place of our pnc tickets, if anyone has any info please let me know: BigPopOreo@yahoo.com

morrissey has always stated that his fan base has been very loyal to him so he is greatful.well he has sure showed his true colors in my mind. i think it would be safe to say that he reads alot of these comments that we write about him and his music.if it wasnt for his fans he would hanging around some soup kitchen or some sorts to sell his records. he refuses to promote his records and blames the record business.it would have been nice to here him post something instead of his little pawn web site to hide behind. i guess what i am trying to say is that he is treating his fan base like crap and doesnt give one rats ass.you are sick ..... fine get better... you cancel....fine. be a man and say something.....

Why not playing another (smaller) venue and honoring the tix of the people who went to some plannign (and some sacrifice) to see this guy... I don't know, should I ever buy any more CDs? Should I care for his music? I liked, but is very disrespectful to do such thing...

http://www.thegarden.com/index.jsp

I will not buy anything else from this guy... he obviously does not care about his followers in NYC

https://tickets.ticketphiladelphia.org/tickets/res erve.aspx?performanceNumber=4428
for philly

and for AC
http://ev6.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEven tInfo?ticketCode=GS%3AGLOBAL-BORGATA%3ABOR07%3AEBG 0705%3A&linkID=global-borgata&shopperContext=&call er=&appCode=

though i had to call the box office at the borgata to get tickets. the ticket site is saying there are no more tickets though i was able to get some just minutes ago over the phone.

i was so sad today when i got a call from madison square garden telling me that moz had offically cancelled his show of msg, after i flew out to see him he postponed and now to get the phone call, i pray that he does come back in the fall, and that i will see him again he is worth flying to see. I love you morrissey.

I am so drunk right now and I cannot seee seee soo good - BUT - just one thing THANK YOU GOD - the Garden sucks w/ evil, 2 faced meat eating, 2 faced disgusting mean spirited and and psychos there that utilize their so called so called corporate HA - power - thjey are nothing - but they just want to be bad to nice, kind, genuine people who have integrity - FUCK U MSG and all yr corporate mentally retarted robotic regimented mentall cheesebugers - HA HA - Morrissey cancelled - I have the last laugh - on2 plan B eh? U SICK bastards - you know who u r

F U MSG we are here and we are here to tell you that you should go spy on some other people; li,ke MR. S - you TOO and Casey hates you and I hate you. We can't seee so good ha ha ha ha but The Garden is full of crashing spies. BEWARE now Morrissey hates you TOO - has nothing to with "tickests" and blah blah blah - Morrissey hates you cooking baking fat whores at MSG and he hates all of you evil peeping toms -jokes on you MSG - Viva Morrissey

MSG and certain people there - espescailly 2 faced lying Scot and his fat slut peeping tom friends. Well done Morrissey. Avoid the GARDEN. MSG consists of lying, mind terrorists - EVIL. sheer evil - Good thinking Morrissey. Please never reschedule there. You are too good for them

Morrissey should stand by the commmitments he makes to his fans...period. Sometime, somehow, you make up the date. This is a dick move from an artist who doesn't really give a shit about the fans, unless they are stroking his ego.

I would like to point out to the ones who are taunting Morrissey – with mean spirited, unjust and mud-slinging antics, you are all just self serving, insensitive, hostile people who seem to possess nothing but cruel and heartless malicious qualities.
I mean – do you think he orchestrated, “planned” on getting sick? I think not. How many of you – you who are ripping him to pieces in ironically the same ways that you rip his precious shirts ---- how many of you, have ever gotten sick? That’s what I thought. And how many of you people have ever had so many headaches and stress related issues brought on people who you thought and believed were on your side? That’s what I thought.

Listen – he got sick – just like all of us have. Instead of psychologically enhancing him – and trying to make him feel better, you sit here and utilize mind terrorism on him. Are you all Republicans?

Dear God I hope not.

He isn’t 100% better – he tried to reschedule everything he possibly could – even while not being fully recovered yet. He isn’t in his 20s anymore – like a lot of us – and it’s hard. It’s hard to travel, relocate – country to country, state to state – night after night and so on. But through it all when we see him on stage – he always manages to excel with 100% perfection with that beautiful beautiful voice and the words written so magnificently by him that seep through the depths of your soul – almost like you feel he completely understands what you have gone through, are going through , all of your plights, bad relationships, views on this sad sick world and so on.

And through it all, you can always judge your real supporters by how well you can get through the negatives – an