Morrissey concert in Auckland, NZ - cancelled

The Auckland show in two nights time has been cancelled. This was to be the last concert of the current tour.

Information from the promoter:

This event has been CANCELLED...

Morrissey: 40 Years of Morrissey on Thursday 14 December at The Civic has been cancelled.

A message from the presenter:

“We regret to advise the Morrissey: 40 Years of Morrissey show scheduled for Thursday 14 December at The Civic, Auckland will no longer be proceeding due to unforeseen logistical issues. Thank you for your patience and understanding."
All ticket holders will receive an automatic refund as per the information below.

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Media items:

• New Zealand Herald:" Morrissey cancels Auckland show as former Smiths frontman cites ‘logistical issues’" - December 12, 2023
• Stuff: "British indie rock legend Morrissey cancels only New Zealand show" - December 12, 2023

 

[International Playgirl]

....another one bites the dust!

 

[gashonthenail]

and still no word about Bonfire...

 

[ZOOM FROM GLOOM]

Many of us have given explanations in the past. I still have great affection for Morrissey. He and his music really helped me in the past. I will probably always be a fan, to some extent. But! That doesn’t stop me from coming to this discussion board and uttering my opinion and engage in debate with fellow fans. The purpose of this isn’t to change Morrissey’s mind (if that was the case, I wouldn’t come here, would I?),

but to simply engage in discussion and vent. Some of you more ardent supporters seem to have a really hard time understanding this.

Yes, I never had reason or need to vent, in regards to Morrissey. Not because I believe he’s perfect, but simply because venting is futile, and looking to others to support your disappointment, is a sad sight indeed.

But carry on doing you, as Morrissey will
carry on being himself, regardless of other’s dissatisfaction and judgements.

 

[Fact Checker]

The question is whether it is in the nature of many people to enjoy witnessing the fall of the mighty or whether they still want to enjoy the relevance, music and lyrics of their childhood heroes when they are over 50. Why, for example, has Paul Weller managed to keep his fans happy for decades? Is "On Sunset" just as good as "Wild Wood" or does uncle Paul just make up for it with live performances where everyone gets something and the new material is not defiantly omnipresent.

To be fair to Weller he has made real attempts to push himself and transform as a musician, because that was what his heroes back in the 60s were all about, and he didn't want to be just a nostalgia act. The Jam tried to do extend themselves with Sound Affects, and then he walked away from that to do The Style Council, which didn't always please the critics or the old fans (and ended up with an album refused by their label). He was struggling to reboot his career around the time Your Arsenal came out and it took a while to settle in to the Oasis-approved 90s plateau. Even now he's working on odd stuff on the Ghostbox label. He's closer to the free-ranging experimental spirit of the young Lennon & McCartney than the Gallaghers ever were. Him and Johnny Marr together could make a great album, they were both greater than their imitators.

 

[Thewlis]

Yes, I never had reason or need to vent, in regards to Morrissey. Not because I believe he’s perfect, but simply because venting is futile…

Unless it’s therapy, in which case it would be understandable.

 

[anynameitis]

View attachment 98839I hate seeing this post to his Aussie fans, it makes me so upset!
Apparently us Kiwi's are Unloveable....

He should've said *Australia, not you WA, we know that you tried to secede so suck it. You may see me smile but deep inside I'm crying...

 

[Fact Checker]

Actually, both Morrissey and Weller together were in an odd position in 1991, as they were both getting reviews full of doubts about "does this guy have a future in the 90s" and expecting them to settle in to sad old touring Greatest Hits careers.

 

[ZOOM FROM GLOOM]

Unless it’s therapy, in which case it would be understandable.

Yes I thought as much. But it doesn’t work does it? For they’re always back for more venting, and patting each other on the back for being as disappointed as they are. It’s wacky, but they don’t see it.

The only real therapy would be to accept M for
what he is, and relax a little. Or simply stop following an artist that makes them need to vent in the first place, lol! Anyway, it’s very unhealthy, to say the least.

 

[anynameitis]

I heard that he cancelled in Perth because he was described as a ‘nostalgia act’. What does he expect when he causes tour 40 years of Morrissey?

Well it was really more of a magician act, some sort of not appearing instead of disappearing. How dare him. I'll keep on expecting the unexpected, no good crying over his ability to break people's hearts and pockets.

 

[ACTON]

Yes I thought as much. But it doesn’t work does it? For they’re always back for more venting, and patting each other on the back for being as disappointed as they are. It’s wacky, but they don’t see it.

The only real therapy would be to accept M for
what he is, and relax a little. Or simply stop following an artist that makes them need to vent in the first place, lol! Anyway, it’s very unhealthy, to say the least.

I don't see anything unhealthy about people venting because a concert was cancelled, especially if they've shelled out hard earned cash for non-refundable hotels and/or flights. The fact they are upset points to a strong possibility that they were really looking forward to seeing Moz.

If you mean it's unhealthy for people who consistently hate Moz to habitually visit this site then I tend to agree with you. Life is too short.

 

[anynameitis]

Unless it’s therapy, in which case it would be understandably

I don't see anything unhealthy about people venting because a concert was cancelled, especially if they've shelled out hard earned cash for non-refundable hotels and/or flights. The fact they are upset points to a strong possibility that they were really looking forward to seeing Moz.

If you mean it's unhealthy for people who consistently hate Moz to habitually visit this site then I tend to agree with you. Life is too short.

Agree to the venting, I kinda see their point too, specially for the locals who may have been waiting for years for this to happen, or the people who travel from towns or other regions to get to the concert, expecting an amazing experience. It sounds quite deflating.

 

[ACTON]

To be fair to Weller he has made real attempts to push himself and transform as a musician, because that was what his heroes back in the 60s were all about, and he didn't want to be just a nostalgia act. The Jam tried to do extend themselves with Sound Affects, and then he walked away from that to do The Style Council, which didn't always please the critics or the old fans (and ended up with an album refused by their label). He was struggling to reboot his career around the time Your Arsenal came out and it took a while to settle in to the Oasis-approved 90s plateau. Even now he's working on odd stuff on the Ghostbox label. He's closer to the free-ranging experimental spirit of the young Lennon & McCartney than the Gallaghers ever were. Him and Johnny Marr together could make a great album, they were both greater than their imitators.

Weller and Marr are slightly beyond their sell-by date, based on the overall mediocrity of their albums in recent years. Wildwood and Stanley Road were great but they were decades ago. None of Marr's solo work was great, apart from his solo rip-off of Smiths songs such as Hi, Hello which is a rip-off of There Is A Light which is a rip-off of Patty Smith's Walking Barefoot. Most of Moz's solo stuff is great and he can't be compared to Weller or Marr because Moz, musically, doesn't owe us anything. His prolific output is overwhelmingly fantastic.

 

[ZOOM FROM GLOOM]

I don't see anything unhealthy about people venting because a concert was cancelled, especially if they've shelled out hard earned cash for non-refundable hotels and/or flights. The fact they are upset points to a strong possibility that they were really looking forward to seeing Moz.

If you mean it's unhealthy for people who consistently hate Moz to habitually visit this site then I tend to agree with you. Life is too short.

Yes, this ^

Agree to the venting, I kinda see their point too, specially for the locals who may have been waiting for years for this to happen, or the people who travel from towns or other regions to get to the concert, expecting an amazing experience. It sounds quite deflating.

My posts are definitely NOT directed at people that had tickets and got cancelled on.

 

[anynameitis]

Weller and Marr are slightly beyond their sell-by date, based on the overall mediocrity of their albums in recent years. Wildwood and Stanley Road were great but they were decades ago. None of Marr's solo work was great, apart from his solo rip-off of Smiths songs such as Hi, Hello which is a rip-off of There Is A Light which is a rip-off of Patty Smith's Walking Barefoot. Most of Moz's solo stuff is great and he can't be compared to Weller or Marr because Moz, musically, doesn't owe us anything. His prolific output is overwhelmingly fantastic.

It is about the music afterall. People tend to forget. And the quality is there. How I wish he'd come back and play those gigs he didn't get to play but hey, such is life.

 

[anynameitis]

Yes I thought as much. But it doesn’t work does it? For they’re always back for more venting, and patting each other on the back for being as disappointed as they are. It’s wacky, but they don’t see it.

The only real therapy would be to accept M for
what he is, and relax a little. Or simply stop following an artist that makes them need to vent in the first place, lol! Anyway, it’s very unhealthy, to say the least.

We all get to choose our poisons, for what is life without a little bit of self inflicted crap one way or another.

 

[ZOOM FROM GLOOM]

We all get to choose our poisons, for what is life without a little bit of self inflicted crap one way or another.

Yes, it is always a choice. But some here on solo think Morrissey is holding a gun to people’s heads forcing them to make the ‘bad’ decisions they make. Lol!

 

[Was I ever any good]

Like hell you did!

ECT, ECT, ECT.

 

[Gregor Samsa]

Yes, this ^


My posts are definitely NOT directed at people that had tickets and got cancelled on.

But as I’ve said time and time again, I don’t hate Moz. The contrary. You know this, since I’ve told you.

 

[Gregor Samsa]

Yes, I never had reason or need to vent, in regards to Morrissey. Not because I believe he’s perfect, but simply because venting is futile, and looking to others to support your disappointment, is a sad sight indeed.

But carry on doing you, as Morrissey will
carry on being himself, regardless of other’s dissatisfaction and judgements.

But surely discussing the doings and misdoings of a person we all love and have loved for decades can’t be ‘sad’? Surely you would find it quite natural to discuss disappointments as well the positives relating to someone we all have invested a lot of time, feelings and money in? Like I said to you elsewhere, the purpose is not to change Morrissey (which you seem to come back to time and again).

 

[Phranc & Open]

Everybody knows "Shout to the top". Not everybody knows "There is a light...".
For me, Weller is more popular and nevertheless he is clever enough not to tour the most exotic places because he thinks everybody wants to see him.