Morrissey-solo
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davidt
on Wednesday July 17 2002, @09:00AM
Bren writes:
Morrissey has asked Sack to be his support band for the forthcoming tour. Sack aren't sure if they can raise enough money to do the tour yet or not. Also, at the Witness Festival in Ireland last weekend, the lead singer of Pony Club announced at the begining of their set that Morrissey would be appearing with them. Word seemed to spread quickly and before long people were arriving from everywhere, but yet again he didn't appear. That's the second time the great man has failed to appear in Ireland recently. The last time, with Sack last month.
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Money probs? (Score:0)
I enjoyed Sack at the Leeds gig in 1999.
Thought the MOZ fans gave them a lot of stick which they took rather well.
Re:Money probs? (Score:2, Informative)
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Yup (Score:1, Informative)
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It's all about the Benjamins baby (Score:0)
sort of lame... (Score:1, Insightful)
Well, at least he's not recyling Phranc.
If and when he hits Old Blighty (Score:1)
On the Oye Esteban tour it took all of 3 songs before I got bored with them.
So it looks like I might get a few extra pints in again!
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Witnnes (with-two-'n's www.witnness.com) (Score:1)
Morrissey on the Witnness Rising stage ?
If that had actually happened, wouldn't it mean that 3 of the 4 ex-Smiths appeared at Witnness ? Johnny Marr last year with Neil Finn and Andy Rourke this year with Badly Drawn Boy ?
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boring... (Score:0)
surely moz can get someone, anyone else just to freshen things up a bit.
Pony Club @ Witnness (Score:1)
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Hmph! (Score:1)
I think Morrissey has wonderful taste and enjoyed touring with Sack, that being the reason he asked them along again. Also, I think any band would be lucky to have Morrissey ask them to tour with him.
By the way: Woo Hoo! I'm seeing Morrissey on my B-Day!! :)
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Sack? (Score:0)
Morrissey to sack support (Score:0)
a test (Score:1)
who the support band is ranks at near the bottom of my list of concerns, and hovers somewhere around finding out if the line getting into the show will be curved to the left side of the building or to the right side, and slightly below what sort of restroom facilities they have.
although, i'm sure that to some certain people, the invitation of Sack is a great big deal because they now get backstage access and get to party with t'lads.
I've seen clouds from both sides now....
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this would be brilliant! (Score:1)
I would pay good money to go to a Sack show.
I really like their album butterfly effect and I met most of the band and they are all very friendly.
The last tour, they had to borrow money from family and friends to just be able to do the European dates. Getting them to the US is probably quite a bit more expensive.
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Elcka (Score:0)
What ever happened to the tossers?
Elcka Elcka Elcka
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Supporting Moz: Career Suicide? Discuss (Score:0)
Differing opinions welcome.
Sack of Shite (Score:0)
The only support band of his I liked was Marion. If you think that Marion were gubbins then you are wrong.
no (Score:0)
what about Duvall? (Score:0)
I would love to see that and this is Mike s (from the band) response taken from their website:
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Hey, I don't think we'll be doing that tour. We would definately love to do it but we haven't been asked to do it as far as I know.
-Mike
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I still think that Duvall would be the perfect band. I have heard that they are great live and obviously they want to do it.
Sack suck (Score:1)
They were so boring and anti-glamourous on the last tour that I just can't believe he'd want them again...
I don't think he should have a support band, but if he insists, he should at least be a bit more inventive.
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Morrissey = tight as a gnat's chuff (Score:0)
Re:Morrissey = tight as a gnat's chuff (Score:2)
Personally i think Moz should not have an opening act at all and just walk out and play. no need to stand around for an extra hour and a half while a crap band palys for 30-40 minutes then another 30-60 minutes before the real show begins anyway.
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Re:Morrissey = tight as a gnat's chuff (Score:2, Insightful)
However, if they hook up with Moz, they are obviously buying the privalege of a large audience (and you know how hard it is being noticed by the general public anyhow), possible press, and the status of being a "real" band playing in "real" venues with the air that they are next in line to be headlining their own shows and have more than 3 people show up.
any band has to be brave enough to open for moz. not only are the fans vicious, but they carry the west nile virus.
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Morrissey's checkbook (Score:0)
opening act money (Score:1, Informative)
Typically, most tours are sponsored by record labels. The label pays all the expenses of the tour and charge the band for every penny they spend.
If through record sales and money made from the shared publishing rights there is more money made than spent, the band will start getting paid by the label.
This is a simplistic overview of how it works and each deal is different but the point I am making here is that if the band is Sack, they don't have a label footing the bill for all the costs incurred in touring and they will have to come up with a lot of money up front and hope to recoup it while on the road or through future sales. They basically become their own venture capitalists.
Touring for an unknown band is about exposure and hopefully selling CD's and other merchandise so that they can grow in fame and get a label to support them.
Morrissey is footing the bill for this tour, as he did with the last one, from his own pocket.
I talked to the security manager from the last tour (The guy that kind of looks like Chris Noth) and he told me that the road crew was paid very well and they were all extremely thrilled at how generous Morrissey was.
Too bad Morrissey does do what Rush is doing this tour and what they did on their last tour. They have no support act. They play for about 90 minutes, take a 20 minute break and play for another 90 minutes.