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on Saturday June 02 2007, @11:00PM
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Phoenix, AZ - Maricopa County Events Center (June 2, 2007) post-show
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He touched my hand!!!!!! (Score:1)
During I Will See You in Far Off Places, I outstretched my hand and Morrissey kindly pushed everyone else's hand out of the way, pointed directly at me, and grabbed my left hand! It was a dream come true!
The crowd was rowdy especially when Morrissey was singing his encore. I believe 4 people made it up on stage only to be thrown off by security. 3 shirts thrown (maybe 4 I can't quite remember), lyrics changed in many songs, and above all a WONDERFUL show!!! I hope I can go to another someday!
Oh and if any of you were there, I was the short blonde girl with a brown morrissey shirt on, at the very front, linked with my cousin's arm. The best day of my life!!!
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I Could Be Very Wrong (Score:2, Informative)
He added Panic to the setlist.
Jesse accidentally messed up and threw his cymbal during At Last I Am Born.
When he introduced the band, Jesse got a better pop then the previous 3 lads. Morrissey said something to the effect of "it shouldn't be that loud." When he got to him he said "and then there's big fat me."
It was a big venue and looked pretty full. Security wasn't too bad, a lot of people crowded the area right in front of the stage.
There wasn't many people attempting to invade the stage until the last song. During The Boy With the Thorn In His Side a guy jumped for the stage and was pulling on Morrissey's leg, causing him to stop singing.
Onto California next, see you's there.
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What A Show! (Score:2, Informative)
I loved the lyric change in "At last I Born." He sang,
"Look at me now,
From fat little child,
to spectral hand,
to Claude Brasseur
Oh-who the hell is Claude Brasseur?"
Yes, he played songs from ROTT, but this just felt like a Greatest Hits tour. I know there is general disagreement. But being there, the Rott songs went over well, but the place was a sing-along during the rest of the songs. He did play both of the new tunes. "All You Need Is Me" is terrific. The other so-so.
THANK YOU MOZ. I listened to your music for so many years. I told everyone I knew I'd get a handshake, and as always you didn't disappoint!!
Viva Morrissey!
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Set List (Score:1, Informative)
The Queen is Dead
You Have Killed Me
In the Future When All's Well
Disappointed
Girlfriend in a Coma
Let Me Kiss You
I Just Want to See the Boy Happy
I Will See You in Far Off Places
The National Front Disco
I've Changed My Plea to Guilty
That's How People Grow Up
At Last I Am Born
Panic
Irish Blood, English Heart
All You Need is Me
Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want
Everyday is Like Sunday
The Boy With the Thorn in His Side
Life is a Pigsty
How Soon is Now?
(encore)
The Last of the Famous International Playboys
You're Gonna Need Someone on Your Side
Morrissey!!!! (Score:0)
LONG LIVE MORRISSEY! BEST NIGHT OF OUR LIVES! WE BOTH HUGGED HIM!!!!
[email protected]
What A Show! (Score:0)
What can I say... (Score:1)
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What an excellent show! What a sedate crowd! (Score:1)
Who was that opening act? I have never heard anything like that before and I hope to never ever hear them again.
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Great TIme (Score:0)
Tucson vs. Phoenix (Score:0)
Post Show Part II (Score:1)
Security entering the venue was very loose. I saw loads of cellphone cam's, and I'm sure someone must have taped the show. I'm kicking myself because on the tickets, it read, "No cameras, search required." So, I left mine in the car. From my vantage point in the front row, I didn't see any major gaffs (or minor). The band sounded absolutely great. I've given Morrissey's supporting cast a hard time in the past; however, this group has really come together and they simply kick ass live. I hope Alain is still part of the writing process but as presently constituted I prefer this group. Again, they were AWESOME!
Another lyric change in Disappointed:
"Your friends and their phones would rather die than have to sleep with you!"
Best Morrissey show I've seen, albeit only my fourth. I hope someone has a soundboard recording or a good quality audience recording. The band is firing on all cylinders and this is certainly a bootleg one would want to hear!
-Vaux
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Panic (Score:1)
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How long? (Score:1)
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Fun stuff but... (Score:0)
After a while I moved back the two inches to get a better view of Morrisey due to the fact that there was someone taller than me in front. The same security gaurd came over and told me to move back again but this time said something to the extent of "GO BACK TO YOUR SPOT AND STAY THERE." I'm sorry but some of these security gaurds have a stick up their asses.
Other than that...great show. God damn security.
reflections by m. von rokitansky (Score:1)
The show was unforgettable, not for any clique-y, fan club, MOZ IS GOD, silly rhetoric...it was unforgettable because here at long last is a man, an artist moreover, who has the capacity and skill to convey deep emotional truths, anxieties, traumas and that rare, ever so rare sense of triumph that goes into being a human person in this weird, wild and wretched world...
Though your eyes will never read these words, Mr. Morrissey I do, in my own small way, salute you for cutting through the overwhelming mediocrity and stupidity that summarizes much of what passes for "entertainment" here on earth and reminded us that all is not lost...yet...
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is Morrissey Gay?? (Score:0)
pHOENIX real review (Score:0)
Phoenix and the surrounding cities, I am sorry, are like an armpit full of garbage. The venue was located about 45 minutes outside of Phoenix proper. It was located in a mall type setting which other than the concert seemed to be bare bones, almost like a ghost town. The people working the show had an 85 or older prerequisit. Many of the seats of the venue were curtained off to make it seem less empty than it really was. Of the seats that were available, not even half were filled before Moz took the stage. Toward the end of the show the place seemed 3/4 full. I don't know why people such as those in Phoenix complain about Mozza's weight when 90 percent of those attending are fat and ugly. Regardless, it was easy to rush to the "pit" area, but the crowd was boring. It wasn't until Moz was leaving that people decided to "go for it." Two guys got on stage and others tried but failed.
Playboys was the highlight. All You Need is Me is a great song. I remember Moz introducing this song in Sparks as "Our new single." Let's see if this song sees the light of day as a release.
San Diego looms near, it surely will not sell out being a 10,000 person venue. Nevertheless, outdoor fun in close proximity to the one and only Logan Heights.
Happy Mozzing!
Moz...June 2nd...middle of nowhere (Score:0)
My eyes are buggin out at the some earlier comments of Rowdy crowd etc...I was 5th row,to the right facing stage and no one was dancing and I mean NO ONE...the people to the right of me sat down the entire show...NEVER MOVED...not once...there were lots who just stood there not seeming to know what was going on until a song at least 15 years old was sung...secruity did not help by insisting those in attendance stayed in their seats even during the encore! That aside Moz was in fine form. He was chatty and was in a good mood for the most part.
I thought of some of the ladie's who post on this site during the first Moz shirt removal as a young women in front of me was visibly moved by this act, having her friends fan her furiously as she appeared to be on the verge of fainting! If she was messing around and just faking she deserves an oscar....I couldnt help laughing and thinking if Mrs Woolf,Corrissey,Dbowie or miss liverpool were in her position would they be on the verge of fainting at Moz and hise bare torso?? I must say that Moz is looking good though, I can understand the swooning and speaking from a staunch hetrosexual background, married for 20 years, there is no doubt that Moz is a handsome devil.
I thought the setlist was fine and after finally sneeking into the pit I had great time. After having seen Moz over 60 times now Im still not jaded or worn out by it all and its fun to watch those who are witnessing Moz for the first time, A young lad behind me kept shouting for "playboys" I turned and told him you cant have the punchline before the joke, I think he knew what I meant. The two final songs were worth the admission, good things come to those who wait and at that point I was reminded of why we are alive! A beautiful thing! A young women in front of me gave Moz a coin during the final song(its always a little surreal to see Moz three feet away)and Moz looked at it, raised his eyebrows and pocketed it...was there any significance to that coin or did you have nothing else and just wanted to connect in some way?..if you are reading you will know, just seemed odd. A good show and a decent setlist better than some previous tours(97),sad to see so many empty seats but looking forward to Las Vegas next week, hoping for a full house and another great night.
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ok what happened to ............ (Score:1)
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Concert review (Score:0)
I was at the show last night, and it was magical! I've seen Mozzer many times in concert, but it seemed he was in a particularly good mood last night. Very friendly with the crowd, smiling and happy. It was lovely.
My review is located here [axisoflive.com] if you would like to read it.
Thank you!
Jadis White
Phoenix Concert Review & photos.... (Score:1)
http://www.azcentral.com/ent/music/
Scroll down till you see CONCERT REVIEWS. It has a short review plus photos.
Cheers.
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Review of Phoenix show from AZ Republic (Score:1)
Michael Senft
The Arizona Republic
Jun. 3, 2007 12:00 AM
Take our Morrissey quiz.
Forty-eight-year-old rock stars shouldn't make young girls swoon. They also shouldn't play concerts dominated by a new album that has received zero airplay to a rapt audience. But Morrissey proved the exception on Saturday, June 2, at the Maricopa County Events Center, giving a charismatic performance with enough nostalgia to satisfy old fans while still showing his musical vitality.
The back quarter of the former Sundome was blocked off, but the rest of the cavernous theater was full of pompadoured Latinos, emo kids and aging Gen-Xers who wore out their copies of the Smiths' Meat Is Murder in high school, all worshipping at the altar of the morose Mancunian.
The less said about opening act Kristeen Young, the better. Suffice to say that PJ Harvey and Kate Bush should get royalties for her stealing their acts. Between her set and Morrissey's, a series of odd videos were shown, from vintage footage of Moz's idols the New York Dolls and James Dean to Brigitte Bardot and drag queens.
Despite his dour public persona, Morrissey was in quite high spirits at the show, joking with the crowd, even asking a couple fans at the front of the stage how their day had been.
After years of ignoring it, Moz has fully embraced his legacy with the Smiths, playing several tunes from their catalog during his 90-minute set. In fact he opened with the classic The Queen Is Dead from the 1986 album of the same name. The song still possessed the power it did 21 years ago, even if it took three guitarists to capture the fury of Johnny Marr's playing on the original.
From there Morrissey alternated between solo tracks from his latest album, Ringleader of the Tormentors like At Last I'm Born with Smiths classics like Boy With the Thorn in His Side. He also sprinkled in a few older solo tunes like Disappointed and the apocalyptic Every Day Is Like Sunday, an emotional high point of the show.
Irish Blood, English Heart, from his 2004 album You Are the Quarry, drew a strong response, especially when he changed the lyrics from "The English are sick to death of Labour and Tories" to "The Americans are sick to death of Republicans and Democrats." The song also resonated with the legions of Latino fans at the show, some of whom wore shirts proclaiming "Mexican blood, American Heart."
But it was the Smiths songs that drew the biggest shrieks. Next to the two times Moz took off his shirt, that is. The crowd sang along on the "Hang the DJ" chorus of Panic, and swayed to the sultry Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want.
The climax of the show was Life Is a Pigsty. The centerpiece of Tormentors, the song built to a noisy conclusion, with Morrissey sprawled on the stage, legs propped on the drum riser. As the cacophony rose the keyboard player started plunking out a mournful version of Auld Lang Syne before the rest of the band exploded into the show-closing How Soon Is Now?
This may be sacrilege, but its hard to imagine the Smiths' signature tune sounded better 20 years ago.
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opening thoughts from moz (Score:1)
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Good show (Score:1)
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FAO: the MOZ TWINS from SLC??? (Score:1)
http://www.azcentral.com/ent/music/
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Show Was Excellent (Score:1)
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Sun City Az (Score:0)
old guys (Score:0)
The Best Show EVER!!!!!! (Score:1)
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Overall Truly Exceptional! (Score:1)
My first show was many years ago when he played at a theater in the Hiland Theater in Albuquerque, NM 1997(?). It was pretty mind blowing, as it was just second concert I had ever been to in my life. I was really far back in the theater, so Moz was really tiny and I could mainly only take in the music. overall a rather nice concert, but nothing too outstanding. (the drive back to El Paso was beautiful - a snowstorm was making it's way through and it lightly fell down on the drive back :) )
Second show (if you can call it that) was at Club Rio in Tempe back in 1999
*start of show*
I was able to sit behind the stage before Morrissey got on. I'm not really sure what happened, but I had one to many cocktails out on the patio and when Morrissey came out of the corridor and started walking up the stairs to the stage, I lept over the table I had been sitting on and rushed towards him. I gave him this great big hug (no I didn't tackle him down) to thank him and show my appreciation for all that he and his music have done for me and how he has been a part of my life. He was quite surprised by his facial expression which I will remember till the day I die.. a mixture of "Eeee Gad!" and "Wow, the show hasn't even started yet and look at this!". An instant later I was in a headlock by what seemed to be a 400 pound ox and completely torn off of Moz (I wasn't hugging him hard.) I was immediately dragged, IN FULL HEADLOCK POSITION, all the way around the stage and around the dance floor to the front of the entrance and thrown out (I don't remember if they threw me on the floor or what, I was in such a daze!). It was a bit excessive as I'm about 145 and like 5'10", but yes, I know security is hired for a reason and they did what they are hired for... it was still worth the action and I'd probably do it again if taken back to the same show. The security guards at the front proceeded to tell me that I was on private property and that if i didn't leave then they would call the cops and have me arrested. I went next door to use the phone and called a friend for a ride home.
*end of show*
Did anyone standing near the front of the stage see me hug moz? It was maybe 2 or 3 steps up so I'm not sure how much was visible (if at all) to the audience. I would absolutely KILL for a picture of it!
Third show was supposed to be in Las Vegas, but it was the one that was cancelled because of some accident or back issues with Alain White?? Foiled again!
Fourth show in Sun City Arizona! I will be the first to say that I was very excited that the show was in Sun City. *ducking the bullets* I'm probably a bit partial since I live in one of the new developments just north of Sun City, and it only took me about 12 minutes or so to drive to the venue. I thought that the old staff (or volunteers with too much time on their hands) were extremely pleasant. There was no ATM in the theater and when the lady couldn't figure out how to press the button to scan my tickets out of the building for re-entry she just said "go ahead and come back here and I'll let you back in." She was very nice and we come back through her line and amazingly she remembered us and let us back inside. There were other people who I saw walk right through by the attendants, or uttering words "I just went out for a smoke" and were let in without checking for tickets. I grabbed a water and my friend got a beer and we made our way into the main area to find our seats. Staff was extremely helpful and took us right to our seats. I was lucky enough to snag some great seats in row g, then again I'm not sure how lucky I was when the bill was just under $140 for both tickets. The opening band (sorry can't remmeber the name even though I looked for it on my ticket and on the Maricopa Events page) was finishing up their second to last song and we sat down. After she finished her last song everyone seemed to like what she was pla
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Photos from Show (Score:0)
http://pistolcreative.com/Moz_Arizona07/
My Thoughts of the Show (Score:1)
The venue was too large. In theory my seats were closer for this show but the stage was father away than at Celebrity Theatre. Security was nonexistent where we sat and I guess it was tight at other places. I never had to show my ticket once I entered the concert. I could have moved closer and I probably could have made my way up to the stage but by then there was a bunch of people up front. Plus it may have been me but did anyone else have to wait 25 minutes in line to purchase a drink?
I’ve got to point out that I over memorized the set list too, so much that the surprise factor was completely zero. I was like, “oh, he’ll open with TQID and end with YGNSOYS, plus other than the exact order of the songs all the songs played were mostly anticipated. The only surprise was he didn’t do Lucky Lisp and rather he did the new song they recorded in Houston. The reason I think this may have detracted was because in 2002 when Morrissey played Phoenix (in Phoenix) at the Celebrity Theater it was the first US date and nobody had a clue what the set list would be. Plus then with Maladjusted being the previous newly released (97) I really didn’t know what to expect. So to me the 02 show meant more to me than this one.
Enough of the contrasting and comparing the two shows, this show was excellent. I think the highlight or the moment that really sticks in my mind is how beautifully the entire band performed the song Life is a Pigsty. The big drum, the faint sound of rainfall, the lighting and the execution of the lyrics really made me take notice of this beautiful song. It’s been a main focal point of the entire concert for me.
Also, we met some really cool fans before the show and hung out with them as we all tried to win the autograph poster the Edge was giving away. Adam (one of the winners of the poster) and Benny it was our pleasure hanging out with you before the show. See you at the next one.
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