The World of The Smiths and Morrissey by Angie J Cooke nee Lewis

MORRISSEY – MILLENNIUM SQUARE, LEEDS WEDNESDAY, 12 JULY 2023   Vocals:  MORRISSEY Guitars:  JESSE TOBIAS Guitars:  CARMEN VANDENBERG Bass:  JUAN GALEANO Drums:  BRENDAN BUCKLEY Keyboards:  CAMILA GREY   Support:  THE SLOW READERS CLUB THE LOTTERY WINNERS Morrissey Live In Concert 2023 Millennium Square Leeds Poster This would be only my 14th Morrissey show in total since I attended my very first one in 1991 at Wembley Arena, London (I know, I don’t get out that much!), and the first time I'd seen Moz at an outdoor venue since the infamous Madstock shindig in Finsbury Park, London way back in 1992 (two days before I turned 20!).  Boy, was THAT an eventful day!  Of course, I was due to attend the Manchester Castlefield Bowl gigs in 2018 but because of the shenanigans of Dickhead Dave Hasbeen, these were sadly called off and cancelled.  Boo! The tickets for  Millennium Square  were originally supp...

MORRISSEY – O2 APOLLO, MANCHESTER TUESDAY, 04 OCTOBER 2022   Vocals:  MORRISSEY Guitars:  JESSE TOBIAS Guitars:  ALAIN WHYTE Bass:  JUAN GALEANO Drums:  BRENDAN BUCKLEY Keyboards:  GUSTAVO MANZUR   Support:  None Moz Tour Flyer 2022: It would have been ace to take in the delights of Blackpool, Donny, Glasgae, Stockton and Brum as well as my beloved Manchester, but no dice.  Rats! Well now, the little planet we call home is an even stranger place than it was when I wrote my last review for the wonderful Morrissey gig of 6 th March 2020 that took place at the First Direct Arena in Super Leeds.  Back then, the Covid-19 outbreak was in the post, and boy was it delivered!  What an absolute catastrophe it has been.  I’m very glad to have made it this far to be quite honest with you, as there are a great many people who have not been anywhere near as fortunate.  But on the plus side, former ...