MORRISSEY TO EMBARK ON U.S. CONCERT TOUR!

MORRISSEY TO EMBARK ON U.S. CONCERT TOUR MAY 7 IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA INCLUDING PERFORMANCES AT THEATERS, OPERA HOUSES, CONCERT HALLS AND ARENAS

ARTIST’S FIRST NEW ALBUM IN FIVE YEARS TO BE RELEASED LATER IN 2014 

  Globally-renowned recording and performing artist Morrissey will embark on an extensive U.S. Tour on May 7 in San Jose at the City National Civic Center Auditorium.  The tour will continue across the country through June 21, when it concludes in Brooklyn, New York at Barclays Center Arena.  The tour of more than two-dozen performances will include dates at renowned theaters, opera houses, concert halls and arenas, affirming the artist’s unique relationship with his fans built on a 30-year recording and performing career that enables him to command the stage at venues of every kind.

     Morrissey’s special guest on all dates will be singer, songwriter and keyboardist Kristeen Young, with Tom Jones joining Morrissey as support artist in Los Angeles and Sir Cliff Richard as support artist in New York City.

     The tour dates will come on the heels of Morrissey’s completion of his forthcoming Harvest Records debut album – the artist’s first since 2009’s Years Of Refusal -- recorded in France with producer Joe Chiccarelli.  Joining Morrissey on tour will be his longtime band, including Boz Boorer (guitar), Jesse Tobias (guitar), Solomon Walker (bass), Matthew Walker (drums) and Gustavo Manzur (keyboards).

     Morrissey's recent Autobiography became one of the fastest-selling memoirs in the UK upon its release in October and set first-week sales records when it entered the UK charts at #1 (a slot it held for five weeks).  Its release also marked the first time a living author had been published by Penguin Classics in the imprint’s nearly-70-year history.  Autobiography has been widely acclaimed, with The Telegraph calling it “the best written musical autobiography since Bob Dylan’s Chronicles” in its 5-star review.

     Morrissey’s solo career began in 1988, after the dissolution of The Smiths, with the release of Viva Hate.  His influence on music and culture has continued to grow over the past 25 years through the release of nine globally acclaimed studio albums and an array of singles, rarities collections and live recordings.  He is renowned as one of the world’s most legendary and influential performing artists of all time, recently exemplified in last year’s concert film, Morrissey 25: Live, recorded in March 2013 at a rare intimate show at Hollywood High School in Los Angeles.

     The Independent famously wrote that "most pop stars have to be dead before they reach the iconic status he has reached in his lifetime" and Pitchfork regards him as "one of the most singular figures in Western popular culture.”

The schedule for Morrissey’s forthcoming U.S Tour is as follows:

May 7	San Jose	CA	City National Civic Auditorium
May 10	Los Angeles	CA	Los Angeles Sports Arena
May 13	El Paso	TX	Plaza Theater
May 14	Albuquerque	NM	Sunshine Theater
May 16	Salt Lake City	UT	Kingsbury Hall
May 17	Denver	CO	Ellie Caulkins Opera House
May 19	Lincoln	NE	Rococo Theatre
May 20	Lawrence	KS	Liberty Hall
May 22	Dallas	TX	Majestic Theatre
May 24	Austin	TX	Austin Music Hall
May 25	Beaumont	TX	Julie Rogers Theatre
May 27	Memphis	TN	Orpheum Theatre
May 28	Nashville	TN	Ryman Auditorium
May 30	St Petersburg	FL	Mahaffey Theater
May 31	Miami	FL	Adrienne Arsht Center
June 4	Atlanta	GA	Cobb Energy Center
June 6	Atlantic City	NJ	Revel Ovation Hall
June 7	Boston	MA	Boston Opera House
June 10	Baltimore	MD	Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
June 13	Chicago	IL	Civic Opera House
June 14	Flint	MI	James Whiting Auditorium
June 16	Lewiston	NY	Artpark Main Stage Theater
June 17	Wilmington	DE	Grand Opera House
June 19	Hershey	PA	Hershey Theatre
June 21	New York	NY	Barclays Center Arena