[tweetmeme]Morrissey’s reputation as the world’s most unreliable concert draw remains solidly intact, thanks to incoming reports he walked offstage just one-and-a-half songs into tonight’s Liverpool concert after a fan tossed a drink at him.
Disgruntled fans are documenting the incident on Twitter, and reports vary as to whether Moz actually was hit or not, and whether [...]

Morrissey collapsed on stage one song into his concert tonight in Swindon, England — the second date of his fall European tour — and was rushed to a local hospital where he remains in stable condition, according to U.K. media reports.
The 50-year-old singer — who has been canceling concerts all year due to illness — [...]

Morrissey has turned what initially were just a handful of rescheduled dates from this summer’s cancellation-prone Tour of Refusal into a full-fledged fall leg, with 19 concerts now scheduled throughout late October and November in the U.K. and Europe.
The trek launches Oct. 23 in Birmingham, England, just days before the release of Moz’s new 18-track [...]

Pixies play Canada
While fans await U.S. dates for the band’s Doolittle anniversary trek, the Pixies today announced their first North American concert in four years: a slot on the bill of the Virgin Festival Ontario next month.
The fest — Aug. 29 and 30 at Burls Creek Park in Barrie, Ontario — will be headlined by [...]

Not to be outdone by Depeche Mode, Morrissey today postponed two more concerts on his cancellation-plagued Tour of Refusal, mysteriously citing “currently unresolvable issues” rather than the standard health problems that scuttled earlier dates.
While refunds are available for Monday’s and Tuesday’s shows at the Velvet Club in Rimini, Italy, Moz’s Web site advises fans “to [...]

Addressing his fans directly for the first time about his illness-plagued Tour of Refusal, Morrissey yesterday released a statement vowing to restart the European leg of his tour Friday in Luxembourg — and, throwing those fans a bone, announcing the October release of a new b-sides compilation.
Moz, in typically flowery fashion, claims to have “endured [...]

The increasingly trouble-prone Depeche Mode and Morrissey tours continue to shed dates left and right, although the former act now promises to resume its trek June 8 after the band today revealed that singer Dave Gahan underwent surgery to remove a gall-bladder tumor.
Meanwhile, Morrissey — apparently under doctor’s orders not to sing — continues to [...]

Buying a ticket to see Morrissey on his current  Tour of Refusal is becoming an increasingly risky endeavor, as the illness-plagued singer continues to cancel shows even as he tries to reschedule others.
This morning, the City Hall venue in Salisbury, England, announced Monday night’s Moz show “has been postponed,” an announcement that comes just days [...]