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Hiroshima
1 February 2012
The venue in Hiroshima has now been identified as Blue Live, and is 1,200 capacity.
Japan and Korea
31 January 2012
Photo: Morrissey Seoul date poster artwork
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Confirmations for Morrissey's Japan tour are:
April
19 Thursday SENDAI Zepp
21 Saturday KAWASAKI Club Citta
23 Monday TOKYO Zepp
24 Tuesday TOKYO Zepp
26 Thursday FUKUOKA Zepp
27 Friday HIROSHIMA Blue Live
May
2 Wednesday NAGOYA Zepp
Morrissey is also confirmed to play SEOUL (Korea) on Sunday 6 May at Ax Hall. This will be Morrissey's first-ever visit to Korea.
South America
24 January 2012
Morrissey's tour of South America has been finalised as:
February
24 (Friday) CHILE, Vina del Mar Festival
26 (Sunday) SANTIAGO, Chile : Movistar Arena
28 (Tuesday) MENDOZA, Argentina : M Arena
March
1 (Thursday) CORDOBA, Argentina : Orfeo Arena
3 (Saturday) ROSARIO, Argentina : Metropolitano
4 (Sunday) BUENOS AIRES, Argentina : Geba
7 (Wednesday) PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil : Pepsi On Stage
9 (Friday) RIO, Brazil : Fundicao Progresso
11 (Sunday) SAO PAULO, Brazil : Espaco das Americas
14 (Wednesday) LIMA, Peru : Jockey Club
17 (Saturday) BOGOTA, Colombia : Metropol
Kristeen Young will open at all dates except the Vina del Mar Festival.
Tickets should be available for all dates immediately.
Glamorous Glue ranks as the third best-selling vinyl single of 2011 in the UK
24 January 2012
Official figures have been published in the UK for best selling vinyl releases of 2011, and Morrissey's 1992 version of 'Glamorous Glue', as issued by Major Minor (for EMI) ranks as the third best-selling 'single' disc of the year.
The final top ten is:
1 Beady Eye 'The Roller'
2 Beady Eye 'Millionaire'
3 Morrissey 'Glamorous Glue'
4 Beady Eye 'The Beat Goes On'
5 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 'The Death of You and Me'
6 Arctic Monkeys 'Don't Sit Down Cause I've Moved Your Chair'
7 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 'AKA..What a Life'
8 Beady Eye 'Four Letter Word'
9 Miles Kane 'Come Closer'
10 Manic Street Preachers 'Postcards From a Young Man'
Update
22 January 2012
Full details of Morrissey's tour of South America will include 4 concerts in Argentina and 4 concerts in Brazil. There will be 1 show in Peru, and 1 show in Colombia. The tour will begin in Chile on February 24th. Venues for Brazil will be finalized in the next two days.
Statement
20 January 2012
Morrissey will play Lima Jockey Club in Peru on February 29th.
This will be Morrissey's first ever concert in Peru.
Morrissey is now confirmed to play the Vina del Mar Festival in Chile on February 24. Morrissey will also play in Santiago on February 26 at the Movistar Arena.
Shows in Colombia and Argentina are expected to be announced next week.
Full details of Morrissey's Japanese tour for April will be announced on January 27th by promoters in Japan.
Statement
15 January 2012
Morrissey will travel to Japan in April where he will undertake ten concerts. It will be the most detailed tour of Japan ever undertaken by Morrissey.
There are plans to follow the Japanese tour with concerts in Thailand, the Philippines and New Zealand.
Full details of the Japanese tour are expected to be announced within the next week.
Also in April, EMI Records will issue the single 'Suedehead', as remixed by Ron and Russell Mael. The single is 3:35 in length, and will be issued as a CD release and a 10" picture disc, both using previously unseen photographs of Morrissey.
Morrissey has signed the BUAV No Cruel Cosmetics petition
11 January 2012
In a press release issued today - and posted on the BUAV website www.buav.org - the BUAV have announced that Morrissey has signed the BUAV No Cruel Cosmetics petition in support of the BUAV campaign to end animal testing for new cosmetics sold in the European Union.
Morrissey said: "Say no to injecting, force-feeding or forcing animals to inhale substances for a new lipstick or shampoo. Please join me in signing the BUAV No Cruel Cosmetics petition to stop the sale of new animal tested cosmetics in the EU."
The BUAV Chief Executive, Michelle Thew, stated: "We are delighted that Morrissey is helping the BUAV save animals from suffering and death in tests for cosmetics products sold in the EU. Please join him to help us end this cruelty. Add your name to the BUAV petition at www.NoCruelCosmetics.org today."
