Morrissey Offended Quits Show

2009-11-09 by Oliver | 67 Comments
Last Saturday, Morrisey quit a show in Liverpool after someone hit him in the head with a bottle. He reportedly just said "goodbye" to the crowd and walked off during the second song of the night. Later, a member of the crew came out to tell the crowd what had happened and that everyone would recieve a full refund. Echo Arena manager Tim Banifield had this to say on the incident:

"We are exceptionally disappointed that one individual should choose to recklessly cause the concert to be abandoned, ruining what should have been a brilliant night out for thousands of Morrissey fans. The Echo Arena team take great care to ensure the safety of visitors and artists at the venue"

The full report and a clip of the incident can be found in the link below.

http://www.nme.com/news/morrissey/48276

Tagged: Morrissey

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PanasonicYouth
November 9th 2009
7413 Comments


should've saved the bottle for someone more deserving

jagride
November 9th 2009
2975 Comments


He should've played on. Jesus christ, what a diva

bloc
November 9th 2009
70880 Comments


i can't stand seeing a musician get bottled, sometimes it just breaks my heart.

archerparadise
November 9th 2009
65 Comments


Axl Rose:- "hey get that... get that.... Im gonna take it god damnit". JUMPS "THANKS TO THE LAME ASS SECURITY, Im goin Home"

PanasonicYouth
November 9th 2009
7413 Comments


.....................what?

Meatplow
November 9th 2009
5523 Comments


he needs to be more like Andrew W.K. at the gathering of the juggalos

PanasonicYouth
November 9th 2009
7413 Comments


omg the image you just created in my mind
gave me a boner

mareep
November 9th 2009
391 Comments


^ what?

@ meatplow

poweroftheweez
November 9th 2009
1298 Comments


wow he's had one hell of week.

Titan50
November 9th 2009
4588 Comments


wah

PuddlesPuddles
November 9th 2009
4798 Comments


Shut up, he got hit in the head with a god damn bottle while trying to entertain an audience. He had every right to be pissed and leave. I knew going into this thread that there were going to be assholes commenting like this. Stupid website.

Like he hasn't put up with a lot of shit before but let it go.

bodiesinflight57
November 9th 2009
870 Comments


Another day, another Morrissey drama

Demonicgman
November 9th 2009
417 Comments


geez puddles get on your knees for him

PuddlesPuddles
November 9th 2009
4798 Comments


Fuck you, the amount of new pricks there are on this site is getting annoying.

I don't know why I come here anymore

Curse.
November 9th 2009
8079 Comments


Then. Go. Away.



It isn't like you have been around here for years.

Meatplow
November 9th 2009
5523 Comments


Shut up, he got hit in the head with a god damn bottle while trying to entertain an audience. He had every right to be pissed and leave. I knew going into this thread that there were going to be assholes commenting like this. Stupid website.


I would say any contractual obligations he has to every single person running the show behind the scenes would mean it probably wasn't wise to just get up and leave, y'know. Not that it's cool that people should be throwing shit around trying to cause trouble, but still.

Making a decision to refund the money of an entire audience is not something management will be happy about.

PuddlesPuddles
November 9th 2009
4798 Comments


Right, 2006 isn't "for years"

And Meatplow, I know and understand that and it sucks for the others in the audience. But that's humiliating getting something thrown at your head no matter what you're doing. I'm not a diehard Morrissey fan by any means, but people are so frustratingly and retardly snobbish.

jagride
November 9th 2009
2975 Comments


wah new users are saying things i don't agree with, wah

Curse.
November 9th 2009
8079 Comments


Maybe if Morrissey didn't sound like shit now it wouldn't be an issue

SnackaryBinx
November 9th 2009
2309 Comments


you didn't just diss Morrissey

I know you really just didn't

Meatplow
November 9th 2009
5523 Comments


And Meatplow, I know and understand that and it sucks for the others in the audience. But that's humiliating getting something thrown at your head no matter what you're doing. I'm not a diehard Morrissey fan by any means, but people are so frustratingly and retardly snobbish.


Yeah. It would take someone with a pretty cool headed demeanor to get up in front of a crowd like that and continue on with being pelted with shit.

^ what?

@ meatplow


like this guy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUOvnbCtnVQ

I can't watch it right now but I think it was this vid.

theacademy
Staff Reviewer
November 9th 2009
31889 Comments


@Puddles thats a calculated risk for live performance.

People pay lots of money to see him play in front of a huge crowd. They aren't paying to listen to him over speakers or in a clear plastic room...he breached his duty and thus the refunds (and associated criticism as a 'diva') are justified...

jagride
November 9th 2009
2975 Comments


the headline of this article doesn't make sense either

tripleb2k
November 9th 2009
217 Comments


Not everyone has the reflexes of George Bush.

Demonicgman
November 9th 2009
417 Comments


My comment was a joke, and I don't think that how long you've been on a site automatically validates your opinion over another's. Seniority is a terrible idea, except for reviewing. Since that is something that takes careful practice.

aworldofviolets
November 9th 2009
191 Comments


This is a little ridiculous. Whoever threw the bottle was a dick, but if you watched the video its just a water bottle, it didn't look like it hurt or anything, moz should have kept going.

Jips
November 9th 2009
1147 Comments


my first post was defending Morrissey...

i still think it was rude and can understand him being pissed off...

BUT it was only a plastic bottle... one would assume it was a beer bottle or something...
maybe he shoulda had the dude kicked out if possible... cooled off for a min and come back...

jagride
November 9th 2009
2975 Comments


this is why morrissey left black flag

spoon_of_grimbo
November 9th 2009
2241 Comments


even tom fucking delonge carried on when he was hit properly hard in the face with a direct shot from a glass bottle at an angels and airwaves gig (the only reason i'd possibly have any respect for the guy). grow a pair morrissey.

EasternLight
November 9th 2009
2711 Comments


wait, plastic? oh fuck that, cmon morissey.

iarescientists
November 9th 2009
5866 Comments


idk if i passed out on stage a couple weeks ago, but then was like nah fuck it i'm gonna give the people what they want and continue with this tour and then someone threw a bottle at me i'd be like fuck you guys i could be at home resting but i decided to continue my tour for you PEACE OUT

erasedcitizen
November 9th 2009
716 Comments


Unfortunate, minor coincidence is no reason to cancel a show.

Deviant.
Staff Reviewer
November 9th 2009
32309 Comments


"Unfortunate, minor coincidence is no reason to cancel a show."

Kinda doubt it was minor coincidence, if it was it's still pretty idiotic to throw something at the stage

erasedcitizen
November 9th 2009
716 Comments


Show etiquette is basically non-existent at performances of the pop-culture variety, you just have to deal or do something else with your life.

Enotron
November 9th 2009
7695 Comments


he's 50 years old, he just got back on tour after fainting and even a plastic bottle can hurt quite a lot when chucked at your head. Morrissey isn't in black flag, it's not like he's going to dive into the audience and discipline the one idiot who threw the bottle.

PuddlesPuddles
November 9th 2009
4798 Comments


What iarescientists said.

Deviant.
Staff Reviewer
November 9th 2009
32309 Comments


"Show etiquette is basically non-existent at performances of the pop-culture variety, you just have to deal or do something else with your life."

True, but this was isn't exactly a Slayer gig

lauriej
November 9th 2009
1713 Comments


whatever the material of the bottle, its the gesture that counts. and anything being thrown at someones head is pretty fucking rude

jagride
November 9th 2009
2975 Comments


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfwvaKgdPRM


morrissey taking advantage of a fangirl

illmitch
November 9th 2009
5511 Comments


morrissey is an amazing man and his actions are not for the likes of us to question

iarescientists
November 9th 2009
5866 Comments


morrissey taking advantage of a fangirl


wtf morrissey is fucking celibate

jagride
November 9th 2009
2975 Comments


Morrissey is rumored to have had sex with 12 female groupies in a tub of baked beans

Meatplow
November 9th 2009
5523 Comments


when Morrisey does push-ups he pushes the world down

iarescientists
November 9th 2009
5866 Comments


when morrissey posts on sputnikmusic the server crashes

cvlts
November 9th 2009
9957 Comments


well... im not familar with his concerts. but every concert i go to people get hit on the head with all types of crap and they dont even take notice of it.

seems a lil bit of a hissy fit but its his show.

jimmyisjonny
November 9th 2009
207 Comments


Morrissey shoots lasers from his penis

jimmyisjonny
November 9th 2009
207 Comments


Morrissey vs Robert Smith, who wins? Morrissey has the frame and righteous anger, but Robert Smith seems a lot more spiteful.

illmitch
November 9th 2009
5511 Comments


they've been feuding for 20+ years

morrissey clearly wins just because he's morrissey

Smug
November 9th 2009
234 Comments


Morrissey on playing live during his Smiths days:

"It doesn't matter how hard you play. No one likes me here. You sweat. You spill your guts out. People just try to laugh at you and make you look stupid. Tonight some guy started pulling some shit. A few songs into the set he jumped on stage. I grabbed his hair and hit his head against the stage then tossed him back into the crowd. I didn't see him again"

jimmyisjonny
November 9th 2009
207 Comments


That Andrew WK vid is my new favourite vid. Andrew WK is awesome.

PanasonicYouth
November 9th 2009
7413 Comments


goddammit i love andrew wk...

Douchebag
November 9th 2009
3626 Comments


Sure it's crap, but c'mon your putting on a show for thousands of people who paid god knows how much money to get there. Musicians need to learn to pull there head out of their ass and just put on a hell of a show.

He should of just ignored it, or pulled a Josh Homme and single out the bastard.

Meatplow
November 10th 2009
5523 Comments


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a9jhTNrMUo

this is the vid that cemented Andrew W.K. as my personal lord and saviour

Regulator
November 10th 2009
623 Comments


this does very little to raise my opinion of this little bitch. suck it up, you useless tit.



illmitch
November 10th 2009
5511 Comments


you'd better mince yer words carefully, bucko

mareep
November 10th 2009
391 Comments


thank you for that meatplow, was frigging amazing

robertsona
Emeritus
November 10th 2009
28661 Comments


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6H6n_onZI0


hey guys andrew wk

poopjunky
November 10th 2009
1 Comments


I was at a Set Your Goals concert and someone threw a knife at one of the singers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rITyR80Dfr8

DoctorNurse
November 10th 2009
475 Comments


When I saw White Striples a few years back someone hit Jack White in the face with a shoe during the encore. Say what you will about him, but he carried on playing. Morrissey is a twat.

Captain North
November 11th 2009
6793 Comments


Water bottles get thrown on stage at every gig ever.

omnipanzer
November 11th 2010
21827 Comments


He was EMO before there was EMO, that is not a compliment. This indecent probably set him on a week long downward spiral. Oh well thats at least one songs worth of material right there.

awhiteguy
November 11th 2010
1476 Comments


^Dude, posting isn't for you. Get off the internet.

SCREAM!
November 11th 2010
15755 Comments


lol omnipanzer needs to learn how to post

1. Year old news articles are no longer relevant

awhiteguy
November 11th 2010
1476 Comments


So much for properly screening news articles, huh Sputnik staff?

SCREAM!
November 11th 2010
15755 Comments


the article was posted a year ago, all the comments until omni are a year old

Where do you see a problem?

awhiteguy
November 11th 2010
1476 Comments


No, I just can't read when I haven't had my morning coffee. Apologies....

omnipanzer
November 11th 2010
21827 Comments


You have my deepest apologies. It was the same month and I didn't see year until after posted.



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