All UK/European gigs postponed due to "logistical circumstances beyond our control" - management

As I mentioned earlier today, this has now come to pass.

'Logistical issues'.

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From @gigsandtours / Twitter:

NEWS// Morrissey tour statement.

Due to logistical circumstances beyond our control, the UK/European Morrissey concerts scheduled for July will be postponed.

We deeply regret any inconvenience to the fans and promise to reschedule UK and European dates as soon as possible.

All original purchasers from official ticket outlets will have the full ticket fee refunded, including booking fee, to their credit/debit cards. Refunds from ticket agents will be actioned from midday on Monday 2nd July.

The LIHS World Tour will continue, starting back up in Mexico City on November 23rd.

Watch for more dates to be added soon!

The LIHS World Tour has been Morrissey’s most successful tour to date, having achieved record business for the artist in both the U.S. and the UK.

We thank all the fans for their support. -
Management

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Media coverage:

• an open letter to Morrissey by johnrobb - Louder Than War. Link posted by Uncleskinny.
• Love Music Hate Racism by Fiona Dodwell - Tremr. Link posted by Thewlis (original post).
• Oi, Morrissey – stop being such a f***ing snowflake by Tom Connick - NME Blogs. Link posted by an anonymous person (original post).

 

[reelfountain]

Aren't we all on the same team when people are being murdered or kids being raped?

Murder and rape pale into insignificance nowadays when someone has been accused of RACISM.

 

[Irish blood Irish heart]

Aren't we all on the same team when people are being murdered or kids being raped?

Not skinny or Charlie cheesedick

 

[Stephen Hofmann]

Not skinny or Charlie cheesedick

Yere, I don't see "Skinny's rubbish. He blocked me the first day I came on here.

 

[vegan.cro spirit# 813]

He may block you under one sock puppet but he has at least half a dozen so he reads.

DO YOU VOTE UKIP DO YOU VOTE UKIP like some modern day hysterical Carol Burnett.

We dont live in a one party Commie Pollo or Fascist state peeps can vote for the UKIP as many times
as they please, at least they dont vote Islam, that is the bottom of the barrel.
But if you want to, like Herr Great F Skinny and Herr Chezz by all means.

 

[Irish blood Irish heart]

Yere, I don't see "Skinny's rubbish. He blocked me the first day I came on here.

You must have made quite an impression

 

[URBANUS]

Not skinny or Charlie cheesedick

They'll have a shit fit any day now. Learned that new expression today from Teen Mom.

 

[Stephen Hofmann]

You must have made quite an impression

I do my best.

 

[ACTON]

The British have really lost the plot.
First they want to be out of Europe then they kick out their last great pop star.
Can’t think of a single country where the press is so onesided and narrowminded except the ones wo free press.

Ammm the U.S. of A.nalism?

 

[High in Low School]

He may not have had the option if the numbers didn't stack up. Presumably there's a point where a gig becomes viable, offsetting costs against ticket sales. If the sales weren't hitting that point, he would have no choice but to cancel.

He could choose to be too legit to quit!

 

[URBANUS]

Ammm the U.S. of A.nalism?

Sweden fo sho!

People abroad have no idea how extreme the swedish mainstream media is. Even small local papers.

Jarrod Ramos, we feel ya man!

RESPECT!

 

[ACTON]

Well, he built a career on having no friends, didn’t he? He’s always been an outsider. I blame the decline of the music press. Nobody cares about the music anymore, just about a pop singer’s supposed political beliefs. How on earth is that relevant? I like me a great deal of artists with diverse political ideas, but I only listen to them because I like their music.
How difficult can it be?

I'm the same. The music comes first. But Moz doesn't make it easy to be a fan with the interviews he gives. Its all a rant. Where is the old wit and wisdom?

 

[URBANUS]

Aren't we all on the same team when people are being murdered or kids being raped?

To understand them this picture is of help.

 

[ACTON]

Bad timing!! Are you really that detached?? That "single Facebook post" was clearly designed to deflect from the upcoming cancellation announcement. And in your case it obviously worked.

Ok, this is how PR works...

PR man 1: "Well the ticket sales are so poor we are gonna have to cancel all gigs."
PR man 2: "That's not gonna go down well. How shall we spin it?"
PR1: "Well there's that LMHR thing they were planning as a protest. We can blame that?"
PR2: "What, we can blame the whole tour being shelved on that one thing?"
PR1: "Yeah. Bang out a press release a few hours before in which we have a go at that Haslam bloke and his disco. That'll muddy the waters enough."
PR2: "Will the fans buy it though?"
PR1 "Yeah, the fans will believe anything if it's what they want to hear...."

How do you know about poor ticket sales? In Dublin in Feb the Three Arena looked fairly full or not far off it. I've never seen a bad turnout for a Moz concert. Maybe (if ticket sales were bad) he is doing a tour too soon after the last one. I'll still queue up to see him if he comes back to The Emerald Pile.

 

[Anonymous]

Bad timing!! Are you really that detached?? That "single Facebook post" was clearly designed to deflect from the upcoming cancellation announcement. And in your case it obviously worked.

Ok, this is how PR works...

PR man 1: "Well the ticket sales are so poor we are gonna have to cancel all gigs."
PR man 2: "That's not gonna go down well. How shall we spin it?"
PR1: "Well there's that LMHR thing they were planning as a protest. We can blame that?"
PR2: "What, we can blame the whole tour being shelved on that one thing?"
PR1: "Yeah. Bang out a press release a few hours before in which we have a go at that Haslam bloke and his disco. That'll muddy the waters enough."
PR2: "Will the fans buy it though?"
PR1 "Yeah, the fans will believe anything if it's what they want to hear...."

YES! This EXACTLY!!

 

[countthree]

It was just a thought. But one I keep going back to. Maybe the press turning on him has got him down.

Maybe logistical issues are in fact security related issues that increased costs. After the load of hate and harassment received from media and Haslam, and considering the bombings and other attacks produced in Europe, maybe Morrissey and the band were worried by the possibility of being attacked during a concert. Surely those false accusations of racism increased the concerns about the safety of fans and venues and consequently that situation raised security and insurance costs.
Those bullies deserve to be sued.

 

[URBANUS]

Maybe logistical issues are in fact security related issues that increased costs. After the load of hate and harassment received from media and Haslam, and considering the bombings and other attacks produced in Europe, maybe Morrissey and the band were worried by the possibility of being attacked during a concert. Surely those false accusations of racism increased the concerns about the safety of fans and venues and consequently that situation raised security and insurance costs.
Those bullies deserve to be sued.

The demise of Britain is never more evident than when public events and gigs like this are not defended by the state in the shape of the police like they used to do. The brits used to be people who never allowed anyone to stop what had already been planned. In the old days a gig like this would have been guarded like the crown jewels to protect free speech and the open society.
But with people like skinny and Charlie the place was bound to become a place where those values are no longer defended and that spells the end of a host of liberties most took for granted. That slippery slope is very slippy and even Bon Jovi knew that something is slippery when wet.

 

[countthree]

The demise of Britain is never more evident than when public events and gigs like this are not defended by the state in the shape of the police like they used to do. The brits used to be people who never allowed anyone to stop what had already been planned. In the old days a gig like this would have been guarded like the crown jewels to protect free speech and the open society.
But with people like skinny and Charlie the place was bound to become a place where those values are no longer defended and that spells the end of a host of liberties most took for granted. That slippery slope is very slippy and even Bon Jovi knew that something is slippery when wet.

Agree. The government should have cared about freedom and security. They don't seem to understand they are the next target. That's the way fascism operates. They are no stupid, they won't tell people "we are shitty fascists". They will hide their deeds under apparently praiseworthy purposes . That's why it's so important to analize the methods and procedures people and organizations use to reach those objectives. There is where fascists give themselves away.

 

[Johnny Barleycorn]

The British police have far better things to do with their time these days, Urbanus.

 

[Anonymous]

Maybe logistical issues are in fact security related issues that increased costs. After the load of hate and harassment received from media and Haslam, and considering the bombings and other attacks produced in Europe, maybe Morrissey and the band were worried by the possibility of being attacked during a concert. Surely those false accusations of racism increased the concerns about the safety of fans and venues and consequently that situation raised security and insurance costs.
Those bullies deserve to be sued.

Ha! You don't even believe this nonsense.

Look at it his way, there is no more bullying going on here than the kind Morrissey, and some of you used to try and marginalize groups of people by spreading debunked myths about immigrants, and other cultures.

He cancelled the gigs because they didn't sell well. He's done it before. He'll do it again. Get over it.

People like Morrissey love the idea of free speech until it starts to hurt their pocket books.

All in all, flag waving has always been a precursor to fascism. Listening to Morrissey's animal rights comments over the years, I always thought he had a bit of a fascist streak in him.

Hitler was a vegetarian, you know?

 

[Anonymous]

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jul/01/morrissey-critic-hails-postponed-uk-gigs