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"Town hall sets new agenda for Morrissey gig" - Scotsman.com

posted by davidt on Wednesday August 04 2004, @09:00AM
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Town hall sets new agenda for Morrissey gig by James Doherty, scotsman.com

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Geoff Ellis, the chief executive of DF Concerts, promoting the small-town gigs, said that Morrissey had asked to play Scots dates in towns that start with the letter P.

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Mr Ellis added: "I wouldn’t be surprised if these tickets go in a day. Just the sheer fact that if you live in Perth or Paisley and you’re a music fan, you’ll want to go to that gig. They will go in a matter of hours."

Elusive as ever, Morrissey was said to be "somewhere in a plane" yesterday, when contacted by The Scotsman.

However, a spokeswoman for Sanctuary Records, which he’s signed to, said: "He’s been doing a lot of festival dates mainly and they are huge for them, but this is a nice juxtaposition.

"I’d love to know why he wants to play these smaller venues, but he does whatever he wants to do - he’s Morrissey."
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  • Is that the eagerly awaited "towns with p"-tour then?? Great.

    Morrissey, if you come to Germany, there's loads of obscure p-places to play. Potsdam, Paderborn, Pforzheim, and the best of all: Pinneberg!

    If you change your mind, I suggest H-places!
    Mozzarella -- Wednesday August 04 2004, @09:20AM (#117938)
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    • Re:Well by Anonymous (Score:0) Wednesday August 04 2004, @11:21AM
    • Re: aye, by Sharron Needles (Score:1) Wednesday August 04 2004, @01:05PM
    • Re:Well by elsberry (Score:1) Thursday August 05 2004, @03:36AM
    • H-places by Anonymous (Score:0) Thursday August 05 2004, @04:03AM
      • Re:H-places by elsberry (Score:1) Friday August 06 2004, @04:26AM
        • Re:H-places by Schmitzke (Score:1) Sunday August 08 2004, @12:45PM
  • I for one prefer the smaller gigs. MEN was great but still I think Moz is more comfortable in smaller venues also.
    Anonymous -- Wednesday August 04 2004, @09:22AM (#117940)
  • If I were an artist like Moz, I would certainly do smaller gigs like this, and I'd do gigs for crazy reasons such as "Scottish towns beginning with P." Why not? The other thing I'd do would be special setlists, like an all-covers gig or B-sides gig, or a complete album, etc.
    Joshh -- Wednesday August 04 2004, @09:22AM (#117941)
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  • if had chosen the letter "H" he could have gone to the Hebrides....both the inner and outer ones.
    suzanne -- Wednesday August 04 2004, @09:37AM (#117945)
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    I scare dead people.
  • can do anything he likes with P
    Anonymous -- Wednesday August 04 2004, @11:00AM (#117963)
  • I'm keeping my eyes open for tickets for the Prestwick Centrum gig.... I could walk home after the show.
    Noordinaryboy -- Wednesday August 04 2004, @12:51PM (#117984)
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  • It was all Bs' in 2002 as I recall with the exception of the 2 RAH shows, Blackburn, Barrowlands, Bradford, Brixton and Birmingham. It's a great idea for a tour really as long as he remembers to make sure the setlist has the name of the town on it so he can address the crowd without offending them and getting the name wrong.
    Sleepy lifeguard -- Wednesday August 04 2004, @01:19PM (#117987)
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  • come to Perlin (capital of germany)
    Anonymous -- Wednesday August 04 2004, @07:28PM (#118013)
  • This really tells me he enjoys what he's doing! Apart from being a fun idea he enjoys playing live even in small towns where a small crowd of fans can see him.

    It's great!
    Tiki Goddess -- Wednesday August 04 2004, @11:51PM (#118028)
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    ...because we must...
  • I think Morrissey is taking the p...

    I don't begrudge anyone in Perth, Paisley, Blackpool or Bridlington these shows, and it's good that he is playing the small venues, but it seems he is willfully making it as hard as possible for people in the south of england to see him play (not to mention anyone who travels in from outside of the UK).
    Anonymous -- Wednesday August 04 2004, @11:52PM (#118029)
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  • Norris Green? (Score:2, Insightful)

    Well, Morrissey did mention these places in his Word interview last year...so it's been bubbling for a good while! One can assume he thought Norris Green a little far fetched...
    But why not play small venues? It's not a hilarious prank, with the joke on Lancastrians, Scots and Yorkshire folk - people do *live* in these places...
    Most bands and singers think they have a whole country covered if they play the capital city.
    So English, Frowning -- Thursday August 05 2004, @01:15AM (#118040)
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  • ... then why doesn't my Corn Exchange ticket say "Pedinburgh?"

    Or is this coz it's a festival date rather than a tour date???

    Tour = P or B Festival = Any letter

    Gosh this is tiresome!
    Tottenham Tom -- Thursday August 05 2004, @03:03AM (#118044)
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  • I take it that the scottish gigs have all sold out? Why does Ticketmaster say 'currently not on sale'? That implies that they may be on sale in the future...which is an EVIL lie.
    Anonymous -- Thursday August 05 2004, @03:09AM (#118048)

  • Expanded Theory (Score:2, Interesting)

    Freaking, f***ing scary:

    That was my first instinctive guess when I read those town name.

    I'd continue the theory differently, though:

    If it's "P-towns" for Scottland and "B-towns" for England, it's GOT to be "D-towns" for Germany! and "C-towns" for France.

    Why?

    Simple:
    In the Alphabet
    P is S minus 2 letters (p-QR-s)
    B is E minud 2 letters (b-CD-e)
    so
    G (Germany) minus 2 letter is D (d-EF-g) and
    F (France) minus 2 letter C (c-DE-f)

    Got it?

    Duisburg, Duesseldorf, Darmstadt, Dingenskirchen and of course Damburg!!!

    ;)
    Corinna
    Corinna -- Thursday August 05 2004, @04:07AM (#118053)
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  • Best quote in this item and for a long while:

    "I’d love to know why he wants to play these smaller venues, but he does whatever he wants to do - he’s Morrissey."

    he he he...
    charming lass -- Thursday August 05 2004, @03:32PM (#118123)
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    this is the last song i will ever sing, oh no i've changed my mind again

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