MORRISSEY | COMPETITION
Despite currently being without a record deal, Morrissey’s stock may well be on the rise again, with an arena appearance in Wales’ capital. The last time he played Cardiff was the 2000-capacity St David’s Hall in 2006. Of course one of his most memorable (for all the wrong reasons) Welsh performances was with The Smiths at Newport Centre in 1986 where over-excited fans dragged him from the stage, resulting in the rest of the gig being cancelled and Morrissey spending the night in casualty.
That, though, was almost 30 years ago. Age, it would seem, has mellowed neither Morrissey or his views, which make him loved and loathed in equal measure. But it’s the music that endures. On the basis of a self-produced list in 2011, he regards his most recent solo work (2004 to 2009) his most significant, declaring “I am no longer in the thrall of anything that preceded them,” and relegating The Smiths’ back catalogue to the lower reaches of the list. When you bear in mind Morrissey has been a solo artist far longer than he was The Smiths’ frontman, it seems less surprising.
That said, it goes without saying we can expect the past to be revisited, with a few Smiths classics wheeled out to keep the most ardent (which pretty much includes everyone) fans satisfied. Gladioli at the ready!
words KEVIN PICK
Morrissey, Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wed 18 Mar. Tickets: £65/£45. Info: 029 2022 4488 /www.livenation.co.uk
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