Uh-oh: Morrissey cancels first tour dates

In what should not come as a huge shock, Morrissey has canceled the first four dates of his U.S. tour due to "illness" -- or perhaps, it was just too sunny in Florida.

The former Smiths frontman is scheduled to play here March 17 at Carnegie Music Hall, but he's canceled here the past two times, both on the day of the show - when he was already in town.

The canceled dates this week are:

Feb. 28 Boca Raton, FL - Mizner Park

March 1 Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live

March 3 Jacksonville, FL - Florida Theatre

March 4 St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Landing Courtyard

So, he has about 20 days to recover from whatever it is that caused him to cancel. But you have to figure that the odds of him actually taking the stage here on March 17 have just dropped dramatically.

On "Something is Squeezing My Head," the first song on the new album, he rattles off a list of anti-depressants and hollers "Don't gimmie anymore!"

Maybe he needs some more.

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Posted Feb 26 2009, 02:59 PM by Scott Mervis
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Rusty Spanner wrote re: Uh-oh: Morrissey cancels first tour dates
on Thu, Feb 26 2009 11:23 PM

Don't make fun of Daddy's voice (or his mental health).

Instead of worrying about another Pittsburgh no-show, we should celebrate the similarities between Morrissey and the superstar athletes that led their teams to championships here as we criticized them as "drama queens" when it came to illness: Roberto, Mario, Ben.  It's really quite striking.