The Castlefield Bowl sales were in the hundreds, for two nights. The promoter had to cancel. Other dates on the tour were also woeful. He‘d rebuilt his UK support to the level of arena‘s and festival size crowds. He’s now back to concert halls again, and not by choice.
Dave Haslam meanwhile is happy with his book career, and DJ bookings. This is basically what he was doing as a young man at his prime, when writing, editing, and producing Debris, as well as DJ’ing at the Hacienda. He pulls a respectable crowd at his events/nights. Prior to Covid he had a successful series of In-Conversation nights, some of which I attended. He’s done a few smaller ones since.
A lot of what is said about Haslam on these pages is utter bunkum. Morrissey isn’t living rent free in his head, as many would have you think. What Dave has to say about Morrissey isn’t all that different from what others at the time in Manchester who saw him catapulted to fame also say.
The event close to Castlefield went ahead, despite the gigs being cancelled. I think he had done some t-shirts especially to help fund raise. By all accounts all who attended had a good time.
