Aiken promotions have confirmed Morrissey will be playing at 'Live at the Marquee', Cork - Thurs 26th June '08. Tickets on sale next thursday the 15th of May.

The last time The Moz played Cork he donned a Roy Keane Republic of Ireland Jersey and performed 'Roy's Keane' insisting the song was not about 'A certain boy from Mayfield'

Sweet....

Benicassim Festival 2008 lineup confirmed today.

He also will Madrid for Fiberfib night on saturday, 19th july.

Just got this pressrelease from the Spanish festival Benicassim:

Morrissey at FIB Heineken and Saturday Night Fiber – Benicàssim Day in Madrid

Morrissey returns to FIB Heineken (17 - 20 july) and to Madrid as well to perform at Saturday Night Fiber – Benicàssim Day (july 19th) in Madrid

His presence at the head of a band as influential as The Smiths, with whom he visited Madrid in 1985, and his stellar solo career represent an authentic homage to impeccable taste and talent.

Great albums and killer songs attest to the thrilling trajectory of a unique artist.

More info: http://www.fiberfib.com and http://madrid.fiberfib.com

Morrissey will be playing in Madrid,on july 19th, at the FIB festival, with My Bloody Valentine, Mika, BabyShambles, Siouxsie and many others.
He also will be playing the day before at the FIB festival in Castellon (also in Spain), with Leonard Cohen, Tricky, The Racounteurs and many many others.
See you there!!

Hey folks

i was in LA recently during the NME US Awards and this little story was doing the rounds.

Apparently NME's Editor Conor McNicholas was checked into a plush suite in an LA hotel that he did not know Morrissey had been staying in for a three week residency. When he walked into the foyer, Morrissey was there. Morrissey immediately walked off and got in touch with the manager, insisting that Conor should not be allowed to stay in the hotel and that Morrissey was the better customer so they had to be pick between him or the NME.

Conor got booted out!!

Question is, who is the bigger ass, Conor, for obvious reasons or Mozza, for acting like such a big baby?

Only detail I can add is that according to the listing for the new single on the German Amazon site 'Children In Pieces' is a Morrissey/Tobias composition:
All You Need Is Me/Children in Pieces [Single] [Maxi]
von Morrissey (Künstler, Komponist), Tobias (Komponist)
Although I do not spracken ze lingo even I, thick as I am, have to assume 'Komponist' means composer.
And I really do hope that Kunstler means singer!

Hi there,

I just want to introduce you a French band "JINX". The singer is a huge Moz fan. His band did a cover of What Difference Does It Make, you can listen it here :
http://www.myspace.com/jinxrules

The band enters an online competition for the best cover of Rough Trade Records band !!

Their choice is THE SMITHS with "What Difference Does It Make".
I know and support them and ask you to support them too voting here :
http://www.cqfd.com/jinxrules

Select "Votez pour ce morceau" (vote for this track), if you like the cover of course !! (You need to login before at http://www.cqfd.com/)

If they win, Rough Trade Records will offer to sign a single !!!
GREAT isn't it ?

So, VOTE VOTE VOTE
Thanks for you help