russell writes:

I work at the "102.1 the Edge" in Dallas with Jesse and I almost made the same mistake she did on the air Sunday afternoon. Billboard.com didn't change the codes on their website this weekend so if you went to their website, it made it look like their was an announcement about a tour. Well if you look at the date of the article (Jan. 5, 2000) and if she had read the article thoroughly (it mentions Morrissey's appearance at cochella as "last year") then she'd have known better. It was an honest mistake on her part. Sorry to all of you for the confusion and getting your hopes up.

J.T. Oronzio writes:

Today while driving listening to the large "alternative" station in Dallas 102.1 The Edge, Jessie the DJ at the time stated that our Moz will finally be gracing Texas fans with three dates in late February or early March as a part of his national tour. I called the station to confirm that these statements are fact and Jessie the DJ assured me that the man himself has confirmed the tour.
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UPDATE (Jan. 8): Must have been a Y2K bug -- the DJ got the info from an old article mistakingly posted at Billboard.com according to this response from someone at The Edge.