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Morrissey announces U.K. arena tour, plays new single on 'The Graham Norton Show'

Morrissey announces U.K. arena tour, plays new single on ‘The Graham Norton Show’

As he prepares to embark on his U.S. tour next week, Morrissey has now announced a tour of arenas and larger venues in the U.K. and Ireland early next year in support of his forthcoming album Low in High School. The trek opens in Aberdeen on Feb. 16 and wraps up with London concerts on March 7 and 9.

Listen: Morrissey, 'I Wish You Lonely' — 2nd track off forthcoming 'Low in High School'

Listen: Morrissey, ‘I Wish You Lonely’ — 2nd track off forthcoming ‘Low in High School’

Morrissey today debuted the second track off his upcoming 11th solo album, Low in High School, via the lyric video you can see below for “I Wish You Lonely,” driven by its mid-tempo stomp and Moz’s insistent vocals. The song follows lead single “Spent the Day in Bed.” Hear the new song right here.

Watch: Morrissey debuts new songs, covers The Pretenders in 55-minute set for BBC

Watch: Morrissey debuts new songs, covers The Pretenders in 55-minute set for BBC

Last week Morrissey helped the BBC kick off its 6 Music Live week, a series of live-on-the-air performances at the British broadcaster’s Maida Vale studios that also featured Mogwai, alt-J, Loyle Carner and Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant. Watch Morrissey’s full 55-minute set here.

Morrissey announces 16-date U.S. tour this fall in support of 'Low in High School'

Morrissey announces 16-date U.S. tour this fall in support of ‘Low in High School’

Nearly a year after his last U.S. tour fizzled amid cancellations and illness, Morrissey will return to the road this fall for a 16-date American trek in support of the forthcoming album Low in High School. The trek opens Oct. 31 in Portland, Ore., and wraps up Dec. 7 in Boston. See full dates here.

Listen: Morrissey, 'Spent the Day in Bed' — first single off 'Low in High School'

Listen: Morrissey, ‘Spent the Day in Bed’ — first single off ‘Low in High School’

Morrissey  this morning debuted the first single off his upcoming 11th album Low in High School, a typically maudlin song called “Spent the Day in Bed” that finds the singer exhausted by the events and happily bedridden (“Stop watching the news!”). Stream the full track below.

Morrissey's new Twitter account teases U.S. tour stops ahead of new single's premiere

Morrissey’s new Twitter account teases U.S. tour stops ahead of new single’s premiere

Morrissey, whose social media presence long has been limited to an official Facebook page, is now on Twitter, too — well, his management and/or record label is — and that account tonight tweeted a list of U.S. states that presumably mark stops on a soon-to-be-announced tour. Check out that list here.

Morrissey to perform live BBC radio session ahead of 'Low in High-School' release

Morrissey to perform live BBC radio session ahead of ‘Low in High-School’ release

The BBC has announced that Morrissey will kick off its 6 Music Live week in October, a series of live-on-the-air performances at the British broadcaster’s Maida Vale studios that also will feature Mogwai, alt-J, Loyle Carner and Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant.