Morrissey has pulled the plug on yet another tour following health issues.
Moz’s 2013 was characterised by health problems: he was diagnosed with a bleeding ulcer in January, double pneumonia in March, and nixed his entire South American tour following a bout of food poisoning. The singer’s current US jaunt hasn’t been plain sailing either: a date in Atlanta on June 4 was pulled after the singer contracted a virus, and subsequent shows in Atlantic City, Washington DC and Baltimore were also postponed due to illness.
As Consequence of Sound report, Morrissey has pulled the plug on the entire tour due to health problems. The news arrived via a message on the singer’s Facebook page:
“It is with great sadness that the remainder of the UStTour has been cancelled. The respiratory infection Morrissey contracted in Miami has worsened, and in the interest of making a full recovery, all further touring plans have been halted. Morrissey thanks his fans for their compassion, understanding, and well-wishes during this difficult period as he recuperates.”
Interestingly, the story doesn’t end there. Morrissey posted a second message to his online fiefdom True To You, where he traces the start of his illness back to his support act, glammy singer-songwriter Kristeen Young:
Morrissey announces the close down of the present U.S. tour with “unimaginable sorrow”. On Saturday, June 7th, following the show at Boston Opera House, Morrissey collapsed and was rushed to Massachusetts General Hospital where doctors treated Morrissey for “acute fever”. Difficulties had arisen on May 31st following Kristeen Young’s opening set at the Miami Knight Concert Hall, after which Kristeen confessed to “a horrendous cold”, the symptoms of which were passed on to Morrissey resulting in the cancellation of the next show in Atlanta. For the good of all, Kristeen was asked to step down from the immediate upcoming shows, but instead she decided to leave the tour entirely. Morrissey and the band wish her well and hope she is now in good health. Morrissey received medical attention in Miami, and once again in Boston, but it was not enough to shake off the virus, the recovery time for which is too lengthy to meet the final 9 shows of the tour. Morrissey and the band are otherwise delighted and very grateful for their experiences on the U.S. tour, some shows of which they considered to be their best-ever, most notably:
1 BOSTON Opera House
2 LOS ANGELES Sports Arena
3 BEAUMONT Julie Rogers Theater
4 NASHVILLE Ryman Auditorium
5 MEMPHIS Orpheum Theater
The plot thickens: Young has suggested in a message of her own, contrary to the above reports, that she never confessed “to a horrendous cold”, was forced to leave the tour, and “will not tolerate these lies….particularly about my health”:
Ok. Regarding the recent True-to-you statement from Morrissey: I did not “confess to a horrendous cold”. On Monday, June 2nd, I had an allergy attack that was over within 16 hours. I went to a doctor (on Monday, June 2nd), an allergy specialist, who gave me drugs for allergies…and they worked. I explained this (early on Tuesday, June 3rd) and offered this doctor’s phone number to Morrissey personally, via email, and the tour manager, Donnie Knutson (for proof….since they seemed to doubt me). But, they NEVER followed up with me or said doctor. Also….it is incorrect that I “decided to leave the tour completely”. I was asked to leave. Was called (in the presence of my band as witnesses) by Morrissey’s booking agent, Dave Tamaroff, and told that there would be a new support band in Boston. I am very sorry that Morrissey is not feeling well. But I will not tolerate these lies….particularly about my health. This is really too much and bizarre.
Morrissey releases new album World Peace is None of Your Business on July 15.
