Influential English indie-rock band could have been a Denver band. Frontman wrote in his 2013 autobiography that before the Smiths formed, he went on an extended trip to Colorado where “I rashly place a fruitless ad in the Rocky Mountain News in search of musicians.” But, of course, he returned to Manchester, where he, Johnny Marr, Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce formed the short-lived and beloved band.
After the Smiths broke up in 1987, Morrissey embarked on a solo career that has been defined by genius, humor, media controversies and his advocacy for vegetarianism and animal rights. As is the Morrissey way, the beloved singer’s upcoming show at the on May 17 has been two years in the making and marked by drama, disappointment, cancellations, postponements, illness, feuds, new albums and only now, if we’re lucky, an actual concert.
June 18, 2012 — Morrissey first
July 15, 2012 — PSY releases “Gangnam Style”
Oct. 26, 2012 — Morrissey to return to England and tend to his sick mother. He is now scheduled to play on Feb. 21, 2013 at the Buell Theatre.
Nov. 6, 2012 — Barack Obama is re-elected president of the United States.
Feb. 16, 2013 — Five days before he’s supposed to play in Denver, in order to treat a bleeding ulcer in his esophagus.
Feb. 21, 2013 — Morrissey insists that his March 1 performance at the Staples Center
Feb. 25, 2013 — Can Denver get its hopes up? Now, the ex-Smiths singer at the Temple Buell Theatre.
Feb. 26, 2013 — Morrissey He refused to perform on the show because the cast members of“Duck Dynasty” were also set to be guests that night. Coincidentally, now-defunct Denver band
March 17, 2013 — Because of his health problems,
March 22, 2013 — While recovering from his continued health problems, Morrissey
April 22, 2013 — Morrissey’s former bandmate Johnny Marr plays Colorado’s Gothic Theatre on the first try.
Oct. 1, 2013 — The U.S. government shuts down through Oct. 16.
Oct. 17, 2013 — After some strife with his publisher, Morrissey’s autobiography is released.
Nov. 26, 2013 — Accusing Obama of supporting torture, Morrissey speaks out against the annual Thanksgiving turkey pardon.
Dec. 11, 2013 — Morrissey performs at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert.
Jan. 15, 2014 — Now signed to Harvest Records, Morrissey announces his next album — a follow-up to 2009’s “Years of Refusal” — is due out in 2014.
Feb. 13, 2014 — With a new album to promote, Morrissey on May 17.
April 11, 2014 — Morrissey shares his featuring song titles such as “Kick the Bride Down the Aisle.”
April 19, 2014 — Morrissey speaks out against Canada’s annual seal hunt, calling it “regrettably fashionably dead.”
May 7, 2014 — At his North American tour opener in San Jose, fans took the “hugging of Moz” too far and , causing the singer to cut his show short.
May 9, 2014 — Morrissey denies it, but two bands said he wouldn’t allow them to play in another room in the same venue when his show was also scheduled.
May 17, 2014 — If all goes according to plan, Morrissey will play the Ellie Caulkins Opera House at 8 p.m.
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