After we brought you a little news about Morrissey’s new album and a couple of biggish dates next year, plans have been announced for Mozza to embark on a full UK tour next year.

He’ll play the following venues:
Stirling Albert Hall (May 4)
Dundee Caird Hall (5)
Glasgow Barrowland (7)
Liverpool Empire (10)
Birmingham Symphony Hall (13)
Great Yarmouth Britannia Pier (15)
Cambridge Corn Exchange (16)
Hull Arena (19)
Hartlepool Borough Hall (20)
Salisbury City Hall (25)
London Mile End Troxy Ballroom (26)
London Brixton 02 Academy (28)

Tickets Go On-sale this Friday (12th December).

Morrissey has announced three UK live dates for May 2009 when he will play London’s Royal Albert Hall on the 11th and two nights at Manchester’s Apollo on 22nd and 23rd.

Tickets for all three shows went on sale today, Friday 5th December, at 10am (see ticket info below).

Morrissey’s new studio album Years of Refusal will be released on 16th February 2009 on Polydor/Decca. That’s the album artwork for it up there… I’m sure there’s fan busily analysing what it means as we speak. It will be preceded by the single ‘I’m Throwing My Arms Around Paris’ one week prior. The single will be supported by two new songs ‘Because Of My Poor Education’ and ‘Shame Is The Name’, the latter featuring additional vocals by Chrissie Hynde.

Years of Refusal was completed earlier this year at Conway Studios in LA with the late Jerry Finn, producer of Morrissey’s acclaimed 2004 UK No.2 album You Are The Quarry. Morrissey describes the new album, the follow up to 2006’s Ringleader of The Tormentors, as his strongest work to date. The 12-track album includes a clutch of new songs played live in recent months including ‘I’m Throwing My Arms Around Paris’, ‘Something Is Squeezing My Skull’, ‘Mama Lay Softly On The Riverbed’ and ‘One Day Goodbye Will Be Farewell’.

May
Monday 11th - London Royal Albert Hall - 0207 589 8212
Friday 22nd - Manchester Apollo - 0844 477 7677
Saturday 23rd - Manchester Apollo - 0844 477 7677

Tickets are £42.50 / £37.50 / £30 London and £32.50 Manchester

Also available at www.gigsandtours.com 24 hr cc hotline 0871 2200 260

The follow-up to Morrissey’s Ringleader Of The Tormentors has been pencilled in for a February 23rd 2009, reports a variety of sources… and will be titled Years Of Refusal

It was originally supposed to be released back in September, but was put on hold due to some nasrt record company wranglings…

The album is produced by Jerry Finn and will be preceded by a single, ‘I’m Throwing My Arms Around Paris’, featuring vocals from Chrissie Hynde on the B-side, ‘Shame Is The Name’.