Have you ever heard of Morrissey booking gigs this far in advance? In all my years as a gigging fan (back to The Smiths days) I've never known it.

Look elsewhere for the likely act.

I saw Moz way back headlining here with Kirsty McColl supporting-great gig,great venue.Only thing is Moz would go sick halfway through such a tenancy

Moz ends up canceling half the gigs. Why does he going through with these 10 night gigs?

a little optimism never hurt anyone

Moz currently doesn't have the fan base to sell out a UK arena tour, never mind a 10-date residency at a venue of this size.

Or farewell gigs.

I certainly would not go and see him at Ally pally again. The venue is a shitty cow barn!

This story assumes that it's one act. But sjm are one of the biggest (if not the) in the country and there are always gigs at Ali Pali near xmas (2007 we had Arcade Fire and Arctic Monkeys). So it could be a few on the trot more than likely.

There's also Oasis - new album out this year and one of the few bands who could do Ali Pali x 10. Realistically, Morrissey couldn't sell out Ali Pali x 10, even with the support of the diehards.

10 nights minus 4 cancellations = LEGENDARY SIX NIGHT RUN!

According to the article the venue is booked between 3 Dec and 12 Dec, ten straight days. Morrissey never plays more than 3 days in a row. His pattern is something like 2 on, 1 off, 3 on 2 off, so the venue would need booking for at least 14 to 15 days for Mogsy to have a 10 day run. Nope not our Mozzy.