[POSTPONED/CANCELLED: December 4, 2017] Morrissey
I have been a fan of The Smiths since my friend Garry introduced me to them back in the 80s. I enjoyed much of Morrissey’s solo output (to varying degrees). Obviously, I never saw The Smiths live. I had never really considered seeing Morrissey live until my recent concert-going binge.
When he came around to Philly a couple of years ago I joked that he was probably going to cancel, so I didn’t bother getting a ticket. But he didn’t cancel and my friends who went said he was great.
Over the past couple of months (alright, years) he’s been saying a bunch of really stupid-ass shit. The kind of stupid-ass shit that should upset his fans, but probably no one else. His fans are all a little to die-hard to care, though, so he’s sort of yelling into a vacuum. Making headlines that people who hate him say “see he’s an ass,” and fans say, “oh never mind him.”
Well, I decided that this was the tour I’d go see him. Fully cognizant of the fact that he might cancel the show. And early on, he cancelled a show in L.A. because the temperature wasn’t right.
He played Madison Square Garden the night before this show and all was fine.
When I got home, Sarah joked that I should check to make sure he hadn’t cancelled our show. And thank goodness I did, because he did!
Show update: It is with great regret that we must inform you that tonight’s Morrissey performance at The Fillmore Philadelphia has been postponed due to illness in the touring party. Additional details…
I found out about the cancellation long before I had headed out to the show, so I just stayed home and did homebody stuff. No harm.
The comments on the page were all “why would anybody buy a ticket for him?” But honestly, shows can be cancelled for a lot of reasons. And if you want to see him, then get tickets.
Technically the show has been postponed, but I think I’ll just get my full refund (I better get a full refund) and see about trying again next time.
And now, even if I didn’t get to see him, I have now gotten to be officially part of the cancellation club, which is like one half of a Morrissey show anyhow!
UPDATE:
On December 7 the show was officially cancelled
Unfortunately, your event was cancelled.
There was no plan for a rescheuled event.
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