British singer Morrissey announced the rescheduling of his international tour for 40 years with music, which included a show on September 23 at the Movistar Arena in Buenos Airesafter contracting dengue in Mexico, where he was supposed to appear.
“Due to health reasons recently announced by the artist, the concert scheduled for Saturday, September 23 will not be able to take place on that date. In the coming days we will be sharing updated news,” they reported from the production of the show scheduled for Argentina.
The news about the state of health of the emblematic voice of The Smiths He arrived from Mexico where Morrissey was to appear this Sunday at the Palacio de los Deportes to begin his tour of Latin America.
When the details of his health were known, the entire tour began to be rescheduled. The eight dates scheduled for the United States, for example, have already been moved to October.
Morrissey’s 40-year career tour
The international tour is part of the 40th anniversary of his professional connection with music, when together with Johnny Brown they composed the album “The Smiths”published in 1984. The group, which completed Andy Rourke and Mike Joycewas a success throughout Europe with stellar productions such as “The Queen Is Dead” either “Meat Is Murder”although after internal friction, the vocalist separated from the band in 1989.
From there, he began his successful solo career with the publication of 15 albums, among which the debut with “Long Live Hate”, “Vauxhall and I” either “You Are The Quarry”and songs that are a classic like “Alma Matter”, “Everyday Is Like Sunday”, “Sudehead” and “Irish Blood, English Heard”.
His debut in Argentina was in 2000 with “Maladjusted” at Luna Park, a concert that was the kickoff for the five visits that followed. The last one, in 2008, was released with a B-sides show and non-hit songs at the DirecTv Arena in Tortuguitas.
With a novel and an autobiography published, Morrissey’s life was not without controversy. Related to the feminist movements of the 80s and a fierce critic of the conservative governments (“Margaret on Guillotine”) and the British Crown (“The Queen Is Dead”), in recent years he has shown himself close to the far-right movements of his country.
Furthermore, the German magazine Der Spiegel published an interview in which he supposedly defended Kevin Spacey against accusations of sexual abuse of a minor (an accusation for which he was dismissed), although, after the note was published, the singer demanded that the edition to publish the full audio, flatly denying the theoretical support.
Source: Ambito
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