Tag: Morrissey

Morrissey 'refused' new offer to reunite The Smiths at this year's Coachella fest

Morrissey ‘refused’ new offer to reunite The Smiths at this year’s Coachella fest

You can’t say they’re not persistent: Organizers of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival apparently continue to make offers to land a reunion of The Smiths to headline the annual festival, with Morrissey reporting this week that he has yet again turned down an offer to have the defunct indie giants top the 2013 bill.

Video: Morrissey sings 'Action Is My Middle Name' on 'Late Show with David Lettterman'

Video: Morrissey sings ‘Action Is My Middle Name’ on ‘Late Show with David Lettterman’

With his rescheduled two-month U.S. tour set to kick off Wednesday night in Long Island, N.Y., Morrissey dropped by “The Late Show with David Letterman” tonight to perform “Action Is My Middle Name,” one of a handful of new and as-yet-unreleased songs the singer debuted last year and continues to perform on tour.

Morrissey adds San Diego date, tour-ending San Francisco show to U.S. trek

Morrissey adds San Diego date, tour-ending San Francisco show to U.S. trek

With Morrissey’s rescheduled U.S. tour set to open Wednesday, the singer today announced the addition of two more shows to the two-month trek: a Feb. 27 concert at the Balboa Theatre in San Diego, and a tour-ending show on March 9 at San Francisco’s Regency Ballroom.

The Primitives' 'Everything's Shining Bright' to feature early singles, 'lost' album, live set

The Primitives’ ‘Everything’s Shining Bright’ to feature early singles, ‘lost’ album, live set

The Primitives this March will release ‘Everything’s Shining Bright: The Lazy Recordings 1985-1987,’ a two-disc, 40-track set collecting the band’s early singles, a handful of demos, a 1987 live set and a “lost” album comprised of an aborted early session for the band’s 1988 debut ‘Lovely.’

Morrissey to play 'Late Show with David Letterman' next week on eve of U.S. tour

Morrissey to play ‘Late Show with David Letterman’ next week on eve of U.S. tour

Morrissey will kick off his rescheduled U.S. tour next week with a live performance on “The Late Show with David Letterman,” stopping by the talk show on Tuesday, according to CBS, before opening the two-month, coast-to-coast trek the following night in Long Island, New York.

Morrissey reschedules U.S. tour, adds 8 dates, replaces Stooges with Patti Smith in L.A.

Morrissey reschedules U.S. tour, adds 8 dates, replaces Stooges with Patti Smith in L.A.

Morrissey today unveiled a new U.S. tour next year that includes 24 dates rescheduled from his postponed fall tour (two shows are not being made up) plus eight newly added concerts in New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas. Plus, Moz’s big L.A. arena show now features Patti Smith as guest rather The Stooges.