As I pointed out on Monday. For whatever reason, Moz had no intention of playing to a half empty hall in the city of brotherly love. I heard from my girlfriend's friend that on the morning of the show, Morrissey was still at The Mark on Madison. Of course, I was vilified for spreading such a rumor. And now we know it is true from the 'touring parties' social media that the band never left NY. Unless it is Morrissey himself - the show can go on. The entire band are multi instrumentalists, Boz guitar tech is a good player and I know of at least two in the road crew who have played professionally. Morrissey's contempt for his audience is surely self evident by now. He even says so in interviews FFS. Morrissey is Devious "Right Jesse, your turn to play dead", truculent ("How dare you say that, I'm the victim here. See how I bleed?" and unreliable ("Of course I will be there. I promise"). Resplendent in his Gucci threads and Stella Macca loafers, the idea that this man is somehow the champion of the alienated and downtrodden has to be one of the greatest jokes in popular music. Morrissey is just another over privileged, spoilt performer in the entertainment business. No more, and no less. Just take him for what he is. Some records are great, and others are shit on a stick. He is a monumental dick however to not give enough notice to fans traveling to a show he has already cancelled because the restaurant didn't have organic oolong tea in their fancy ethically sourced timber tea caddy. But the bottom line has to be, like he has said time and time again, "I don't care. I really don't".
