Musical superstar Morrissey has announced he will play two huge outdoor shows this July.
The former Smiths frontman will take to the stage at London’s Crystal Palace Park on July 9, and Leeds Millennium Square on July 12.
Morrissey, 63, is also embarking on a European tour, including a sold-out date at London’s Eventim Apollo on March 19 before heading to France and Belgium.
The Panic singer recently revealed he is seeking a ‘record label or private investor’ to put out his new album Without Music The World Dies.
The musician – who was dropped by BMG in 2020 – left Capitol Records, as well as his management company, in December after signing a deal the previous year and has accused them of refusing to release his 14th solo album Bonfire Of Teenagers.
Back on stage: Musical superstar Morrissey, 63, has announced he will play two huge outdoor shows this July
Pardon? It comes after he accused music bosses of ‘proudly promoting Sam Smith’s Satanism’ (Sam pictured at February’s Grammy’s)
Back on tour: The singer is also embarking on a European tour, including a sold-out date at London’s Eventim Apollo on March 19 before heading to France and Belgium.
And he’s since announced another album he’s hoping to release, which he unveiled on his blog with the full track-listing.
‘Capitol Records Los Angeles recently terminated their contract with Morrissey, therefore if any record label or private investor has interest in releasing this project, please contact Donnie Knutson at marfagiant@gmail.com’.
The record is produced by his long-time producer Joe Chiccarelli.
Morrissey recently accused Capitol of shelving his album to ‘proudly’ promote Sam Smith’s ‘satanism’ on their album Gloria.
Writing on his website, Morrissey ranted: ‘Capitol Records (Los Angeles) proudly promotes Sam Smith’s ‘satanism’; yet they consider the honest truth of Morrissey’s factual ‘Bonfire of Teenagers’ to be their biggest threat and they will not release it despite their contractual obligation and promise to do so.’
The singer went as far as accusing Capitol of signing Bonfire of Teenagers ‘in order to sabotage it’.
A statement on his website read: ‘Morrissey is ‘too diverse’ for Universal Music Group. Capitol Records (Los Angeles) will not, after all, release Morrissey’s 2021 album ‘Bonfire Of Teenagers’.
Backlash: It comes after Grammy viewers also slammed Sam Smith and Kim Petras over their ‘satanic’ performance of their award-winning single, Unholy last month
Racy: The singer hit with stage with collaborator Kim Petras for a horror-themed performance which featured dancers in satanic headgear
‘At the same time, Capitol Records (Los Angeles) are holding on to the album.
‘Although Morrissey officially signed to Capitol Records Los Angeles, there has been no mention of Morrissey on Capitol’s website or on their Artists roster.
‘Morrissey has said that although he does not believe that Capitol Records in Los Angeles signed ‘Bonfire of Teenagers’ in order to sabotage it, he is quickly coming around to that belief.’
The ‘Big Mouth Strikes Again’ hitmaker had planned to release ‘Bonfire Of Teenagers’ this month but announced in November it had been delayed, with no new release date offered.
A brief statement at the time read: ‘Bonfire of Teenagers is no longer scheduled for a February release, as stated by this site.
‘Its fate is exclusively in the hands of Capitol Records (Los Angeles).’
It comes after Grammy viewers also slammed Sam Smith and Kim Petras over their ‘satanic’ performance of their award-winning single, Unholy last month.
The pair took to the stage shortly after making history with their win in the Best Pop Duo/Group performance, however the performance drew mixed reactions from onlookers.
After Smith – who is non-binary and uses gender neutral pronouns – was seen wearing satanic headgear in the horror movie-inspired performance, viewers flocked to social media to share their frustrations about the ‘demonic’ themes.
One tweeted: ‘I know we on the right probably use the word satanic too often but this performance from Sam Smith is literally a tribute to Satan.’
Another added: ‘You don’t have to be super religious to be disturbed by that Sam Smith devil-worshiping performance.’
On sale soon: Tickets for Morrissey’s headline summer shows go on general sale Friday 10th March at 10am via Ticketmaster
One viewer stated: ‘That Sam Smith performance was weird I had to look away like why artists so obsessed with the devil????
‘How you go from those tributes to Sam Smith dressed as a devil?’, one viewer asked while another tweeted: ‘That devil worshipping performance was trash. And it’s been done so many times. I’m disappointed af.’
One frustrated music fan added: ‘I’m really so sick of the satanic and demonic references…even with the hypocrisy — I still wanna know WHY Nicki, Sam Smith, Lil Nas X, and so many others reference the devil.’
Another agreed as they stated: ‘So many devil horns tonight, first Sam SMITH, now Steve Lacy. Like why the satanic s**t?’
After the performance, host Trevor Noah immediately joked about the fact the satanic themes would outrage some viewers.
Pretending to be on the phone to his mother, he was heard saying: ‘ No, mom, it wasn’t the actual devil… Yeah, you did warn me about Hollywood’
As stars such as Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck laughed along, he ‘ended’ the call and stated: ‘She said she’s praying for all of us’.
Tickets for Morrissey’s headline summer shows go on general sale Friday 10th March at 10am via Ticketmaster
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