Morrissey heads to New Zealand and Australia

The last time I saw Morrisey play he ended with 'What she said'.

Yeah - 'I Have Forgiven Jesus' is a song thats as good, if not better than most Morrissey/Smiths material, which kind of makes you realize that he still tries to write good stuff. Well, obviously, but a lot of pop musicians sort of lose their thread half way through their careers.

The smiths is darker, and more driving that solo Morrissey - he generally does How Soon is Now at live gigs, also the Smiths were kind of an interesting band because they were Jangly but they didn't sound all sloppy and boring like most jangle-pop acts you hear.

Morrissey would do well if he wrote a book - y'know, one thats really witty and 'Morrissey-esque' - I know Nick Cave and Leonard Cohen are both published writers...personally I don't get a lot of depth from Morrisseys music (people describe it as 'depressing' although I only find his tunes, well, slightly cold really) but it would be a good book.

That thing about Morrissey being a racist is kind of true - the tune 'Bengali in Platforms' was misunderstood as a statement about immigration and stuff, but if you look back to early 2008 he did an interview with NME where he sort of bashes foreigners, or at least says he doesn't want them in his country, ruining his sense of 'Englishness' etc - kind of a wierd comment to make.

Morrissey will play his first concerts of 2009 in New Zealand. January shows are booked in Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland and Dunedin. From here, Morrissey will travel to Australia where concerts are booked in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.

I totally missed the last time he played here in '91 with the Kill Uncle tour because of some 'real-shit' pub gig I committed to. I'm so 'f**kin' stoked, I thought I'd never ever see the man in the flesh. I have forgiven Jesus, this night has opened my eyes!!!!

Morrissey is amazing, I saw him at Bradford Town Hall years ago (glamourous, no?) and the weirdest thing was all the mozza lookalikes in the crowd, it was like stars in their eyes en masse. He's got older - apparently this happens to the best of us? - but still bound to be a total treat for your ears and eyes.

interesting insight moeblus1.

Im not all that familiar with Morrisseys solo career, but id still love to see the guy that fronted the Smiths.

Hopefully heel pop out a tune or 2 from then

Yeah - Morrissey is a charming and compelling pop singer, although I get the feeling the British music press give him too much weight, and literary importance and just altogether too much detail...I mean, y'know - some of his music as a solo artist has been forgettable, also early-eighties indie pop music is a bit of an aquired taste.

The other thing about Morrissey is his f**ked-up racist/nationalist sentiments that get into the press occasionally.

From what I've heard from fans live Morrissey gigs are a lot louder and more over-the-top than you might expect.

how awesome- puts on a great show, i saw him at glastonbury one year, well sort of saw him, my mind wasnt all my own at the time.

oh wow i so wanna go....what a trip to see morrissey live....love The Smiths!!!