NO JOKE

Opened with Dear God, then into Killed Me. Will put the rest up as and when I get it.

anyone seen Jed since THE EMAIL?

and I cant believe that about Dear God cause i would die of jealousy, for goodness sake will some reputable soloist get on and give us details please :D

...I am now loading pics & videos on
http://wwww.pogopop.it/pictures.htm

He opened with panic (and it was panic in the crowd!) and finished with Irish bloo english heart. No Still ill like in Codroipo. Beautiful concert., Crazy crowd, 4 on stage trying to get at Moz
cheers
Pogopop

Since Bob Dylan was also playing in Rome tonight, Moz said to the audience:

"As you may know, tonight Bob Dylan is playing not very far from here. I thank you for not going. You made a very wise choice"

Great show.

For the occasion "Irish Blood, English Heart" was changed into "Irish Blood, Italian Heart".
When introducing the band, Michael Farrell was introduced as "Fabio Cannavaro".
Lots of in-jokes about Italy, as expected.
Many people tried to jump on-stage and hug the man... notably one guy called Andrea (I heard people from the crowd calling his name), was tackled in a very funny way by security, crashed on the floor, but managed nonetheless to hug the man.

An unforgettable night.

Great Moz, turned The youngest into BAMBINO was the most loved.The tormentors with the Italian shirt!And he tried to sing Dear God, but forgot the words...Moz loves Rome and Rome adores Moz!
ECCELLENTE!

Concerto meraviglioso!!
Qualcuno ha ripreso l'evento?
Sono riuscita a salire sul palco e a toccare il mitico Moz....sono alla ricerca del video, qualcuno può aiutarmi?

1.PANIC
2.FIRST OF THE GANG TO DIE
3.THE YOUNGEST WAS THE MOST LOVED
4.IN THE FUTURE WHEN ALL'S WELL
5.DEAR GOD PLEASE HELP ME (just the beginning)
6.YOU HAVE KILLED ME
7.I WILL SEE YOU IN FAR OFF PLACES
8.GIRLFRIEND IN A COMA
9.LET ME KISS YOU
10.I'LL NEVER BE ANYBODY'S HERO
11.GANGLORD
12.AT LAST I'M BORN
13.HOW SOON IS NOW?
14.TROUBLE LOVES ME
15.I JUST WANT TO SEE THE BOY HAPPY
16.???
17.LIFE IS A PIGSTY
18.IRISH BLOOD, ENGLISH HEART

The very first time I've seen HIM live. The very first time and I see HIM in my incomparable city: a dream. HE played the songs I hoped PANIC (the opening song) and TROUBLE LOVES ME. He entered saying "Mamma ROMA!" HE talked so much, so nice. He tried to sing DEAR GOD PLEASE HELP ME but HE couldn't and quit for YOU HAVE KILLED ME, nice try anyway my lovely friend! HE introduced HIMSELF as Totti.
Reading all the previous setlists I've always thought: HE could pick more songs from "this" album, more from "that" album... Now I can say that I don't give a shit about it. It's a must, it's incomparable, it's MORRISSEY

1.PANIC
2.FIRST OF THE GANG TO DIE
3.THE YOUNGEST WAS THE MOST LOVED
4.IN THE FUTURE WHEN ALL'S WELL
5.DEAR GOD PLEASE HELP ME (just the beginning)
6.YOU HAVE KILLED ME
7.I WILL SEE YOU IN FAR OFF PLACES
8.GIRLFRIEND IN A COMA
9.LET ME KISS YOU
10.I'LL NEVER BE ANYBODY'S HERO
11.GANGLORD
12.AT LAST I'M BORN
13.HOW SOON IS NOW?
14.TROUBLE LOVES ME
15.I JUST WANT TO SEE THE BOY HAPPY
16.HUMAN BEING
17.LIFE IS A PIGSTY
18.IRISH BLOOD, ENGLISH HEART

....Just like the cover of "The Queen is Dead" !!!!

Ciao,
i'm Stefano and i want to know if someone of you, my friends, have photos about my jump on the stage and about my bow to Moz.
Please if you have something send me to stef75@freemail.it
Thank u
And Stay Moz!!!!!

Hi ,I'm Marco from Italy (Marche)...I'm 42 and this was my first ever Morrissey gig. Oh, I nearly wept...remembering when I was on my twenties, listening the first Smiths singles on my turntable... (It was a long adventure from then on)...How many memories!
It was a great show in a great venue (with ancient roman ruins all around) and don't forget that Ostia was the place where Pasolini was killed 31 years ago.
And obviously, the first Moz words were "Mamma Roma!!!" (the movie by Pasolini, with the great italian actress Anna Magnani).
Moz and the band in great shape. He was witty as usual with a lot of references to the recent World Cup Tournament (he said jokely that his favourite team was Ukraina).
Lot of flowers thrown on the stage and a great extra-job for security body guards (five fans climbed the stage...oh, how I wished I were younger...I could have tried too!!!).
Great performance on Human Being!
I noticed that there was not the background screen with Oscar Wild on it (as it was in Codroipo-Udine)...and Moz didn't wear bright coulors shirts (Just brown and blue!!!).
It was a perfect gig on a perfect night in a perfect place...even if I was waiting in vain for Last Night closing the show!!!

Bye, all you Moz fans from Italy and from all over the world!!!

Marco

Cocerto fantastico, pieno di fiori e elettrizzante!!!
Tanta gente ha provato a salire sul palco, purtroppo non sono riuscita a fotografare o a riprendere.
L'attacco con Panic carico, il saluto al pubblico "mamma roma!" emozionante!

At the end of HOW SOON IS NOW? he threw his shirt into the crowd... 5 or 6 of us didn't want to drop it and finally I could take a piece of it... Great gig and great audience. I was pleasantly surprised by my fellow Italians! And the guys in the band they all wore Italy's jerseys. Fantastic atmosphere among Roman ruins. Welcome home Moz!

Hija all,

Flew in on friday and immeditaly experienced the sirens from the Rome ambulances everywhere on the streets which he used as in intro on "The youngest.. " (by the way.. if they sound continiously..does it mean.. people in Rome do get seriously ill all the time?? )

Anyway... the theatre in Ostia was absolutely amazing.. There was no backwall or something.. so we were all looking at Moz and the band in front of this ancient Roman Pillars... the steep steps of the theatre made it really intimate and the sound was great.. Actually, the band was also very outgoing, cheerful and enthousiastic..

There were a lot of people from England, Belgium, Netherlands, Amerika as well.. and even better...lots and lots of people were wearing Moz or Smiths t-shirts.. cool!!!

I want to thank the Italian guys (one of you is studying fashion design in Rome.. I regret to ask for your names!!!)...and girl who gave me a lift back to Rome and dropped me off at Termini at 01.00 o'clock, which meant i didn't had to take a night bus back... You guys (m/f) were great...and speak perfectly English as well :)

Also a thank you to Trevor from London.. i didn't made it onto the stage (obviously..as you would have noticed that..)...but couldn't find you at the pit anymore when i did return.... sadly....drop me a line if you want to, so maybe we can enjoy another Moz concert (London!!) and some beer again..

Greetz, Maarten
Lettherightoneslipin@hotmail.com

VIVA EL MOZ!

Will there be a United States Tour in Fall 2006?

I just uploaded the pics I took yesterday at the gig. Not many and not great quality though...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/davide_p/sets/7215759 4202314476/

where is my pizza greaseballs!!!!

i was there with my wife and 2 daughters, my 3 year old was overwhelmed and fell asleep but my five year old loved her first gig, she was so excited.
they can't wait for dpercussion & V festival now!

The show was GREAT, FANTASTIC!!
Mozzer was amazing!!
Nice crowd.

ps: after the show i meet a girl from Belgium who was waiting for the bus, i don't know your name but if you read this, please can you mail me
shoplifter007@hotmail.com
I am Peter, from Antwerp (Belgium)
Hope to hear you soon.

We flew out from Liverpool on the 5.45am Ryan Air job and spent the day in beautiful Rome, meandering around the Colluseum, before falling asleep in the hotel and waking up periously late. Rushed for the Metro and four stops down, onto the local train for Ostia.

It was odd. This rattly old train, without a hint of either a Moz fan or anyone going anywhere in particular on it, headed off through the Rome extremities and into the country. We really did think we were on a hiding to nothing, it was about nine, and when we eventually pulled into Ostia the station was deserted and there was absolutely no indication there was a gig on at all. We stopped in at a cafe next to the station and asked for the theatre, to be told to cross the footbridge over the dual carriageway and keep going straight. Eventually we came across a road with a restaurant on it, some people were gathering, and further on was a ticket booth and a entrance. A blessed relief. A small picture of Morrissey on a poster indicated this wasn't all a dream but as we entered and walked down a dark path, trees all around, it started to get more sureal. Then the ruins begin and you're walking through stone columns and long deserted houses before turning a corner and seeing, from the back of the open stage, 3,000 people sat in an open air ampitheatre. It was quite an astonsihing sight. A musky might, out in what felt the middle of nowhere, ruins all around, and now a rocky path towards the lights and the crowd.

The intro tape was just starting so we had about half an hour to get some beers in at a small operation at the base of the rear of the theatre before climbing some steep, ancient steps into the top, rear lip of this amazing place. It's a semi-circular dome rising up from the standing level, row after row of stone steps, with people sat on foam cushions. The roadies were testing the guitars and even they got a rousing cheer whenever a note was played - everyone was buzzing. We stood right at the top, right up at the back, where the natural stone above us provided a shelf for the beers, and enough room to dance. When The Pretenders version of Everyday Is Like Sunday was played, the entire crowd clapped and sung along. This was clearly going to be special.

The Smoking Popes' 'You'll Never Walk Alone' was played loudly and the house lights cut half way through to enourmous cheers. Then silence and a blackout for a good, long minute. Then, with the stage open at the back to gardens, trees, and pillars, the stones were illuminated in turquoise as 'What A Pretty' sprayed out and I'll tell you - what a sight! It was so beautiful.

Moz and the band strode out to thunderous applause. "Mamma Roma!" and into Panic. This ampitheatre must have seen some sights in it's time but everyone, everyone, dancing to this must be a date to remember even for a structure so ancient. First Of The Gang to Die kept the pace up and the first of the stage invaders respectfully hugged him, the girl not wanting to let go but dealt with carefully and with understanding by security.

One stage invader lept on and sprinted at Moz at full pelt but was grabbed and swung around my the T-Shirt onto the deck before getting a handshake of the man and being led away looking a little concussed. It's a good job he was tackled to be honest because he would have flattened Moz had he gone into him with that force. A bunch of flowers were flung onto the stage. Morrissey swung them around before sticking them out of his side pocket as another stage invader rushed up. It was 1985.

"I'd like to tell you, if I may, what I've been doing recently." He stated. Mikey played the opening to Dear God but Moz forgot his cue and it repeated. "If I can remember" he added, looking concerned. He did come in the second time, sounding shaky, but only managed "I have been walking through Rome, with my heart on a string" before giving up and making a 'chugga chugga chugga' guitar noise into the mic and the band caught on, diving into You Have Killed Me. As the intro played he said "I tri

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Here is the link to the pics I took in Rome

http://www.troublezine.it/view.php/pagina/foto/alb um/487

Bless whoever thought of holding the gig in this Ostia theatre; with 'only' a very-pleasant-nearly-two-hour journey from Termini, in the delightful heat of mid july (it must have been at least 40 degrees!).
Also bless whoever planned the entering into the amphitheatre: a 200mts walk (well we all started to run, but being mostly middleage and dehydrated, most of us gave it up, fearing for a stroke). And lets not mention all the blessing Rome public transport deservers.
BUT
thank God it was all for Moz!
The scenario was amazing, he was amazing, the start of Dear God..was amazing...it was all fucking amazing!
Real panic during the first couple of songs as the crowd clearly went for it and the security was totally unprepared! We were at the front and security had to hold on to the barriers to stop them from falling until more (and more security people) were rushed in.
The only thing that ruined the day for me (as someone previously mentioned) was the real bad public transport, added on a very physically demanding day (due to the heath and the not so easy to get to location).
Except for that it was all magic!

It's in Italian, sorry.I had read also your comments here,as you can notice...
http://www.musicalnews.com/articolo.php?codice=823 5&sz=4
Ambrosia

What a great read all these reports have been. Such a pilgrimage. The long walk down a quiet path, the ancient amphitheatre, the adoring crowd surging toward the idol. Mozza may feel a bit worn these days, as may some of his admirers, but this journey is still profound, ridiculous and very romantic.

The Poet wears that laurel crown well, but his fans make it shine.

Here you can find my video, I was in Rome. Moz talks about Bob Dylan and... Enjoy! :-)

Anna

Ciao a tutti!
Sono Raffaele da Taranto. Purtroppo, dello strepitoso concerto di Ostia Antica, sono riuscito a riprendere soltanto queste canzoni: l’intro; Panic; First Of The Gang To Die; The Youngest Was The Most Loved; In The Future When All’s Well; Dear God Please Help Me-You’ve Killed Me; Let Me Kiss You (tranne la parte iniziale). Le riprese son fatte a metà altezza dell’anfiteatro e comprendono anche le invasioni di palco delle 2 fortunatissime fans e la presentazione di Moz dei suoi Tormentors (Fabio Cannavaro e Toto?! compresi).
Per cui, sarei felicissimo di scambiare le mie immagini con quelle di altri che hanno ripreso il concerto, tutto o in parte non importa.Mi interessano anche filmati di Imola, Udine e Milano.
Saluto e ringrazio già da ora quanti mi contatteranno, anche per scambiare commenti e opinioni.

Better late than never. Just back from "Mama Roma" Ditto all the over comments . The venue was gorgeous and the lack of a backdrop (Except for thousand of years of history - i thank you) was inspired. Chose to sit instead of the small semi circle of standees. The crowd above us was subdued (got asked to sit down just before he came on - said Can you not all stand up ? Reply - We dont stand up in Italy!!!) . The snippet of "dear god.." was just divine (what a fuckin tease) as was "trouble loves me" (i have just downloaded my phone video of the whole song onto Youtube.com which even though the picture and sound are not great it is worth it just to hear me sing flat as anything at the start and for the columns behind the stage to light up as he launches into "see the fool i'll be ..." ) Transport was a nightmare i hear but i left one song from the end (please forgive me) and we had to run for the last train at 1134. For ambience and location it was one of the best moz gigs i have been to but up in the tiers the crowd were a bit quiet during the non smiths songs and positively silent when he sang |"ganglord" and "human being". My kids know those songs better than the Italians did. Minor gripes aside I am so glad I made the effort to see Moz in his adopted back yard. lets hope he does not decide that Australia is his his next favourite place.

I was there and it was amazing! You can read a review (in English, of course) and see pictures of the venue and many beautiful people from the audience on my blog. There were many friendly Mancunians too!

www.linoagroblog.splinder.com

To the lady who missed the gig well I was in Rome and only found out about this gig when I got back home - sad or what....
My search continues..

Please all Scottish stop making fun of us Italians.

what a lot of crap, and you wasted time typing that.

What do you mean "only" play Europe? Do YOU want to try playing the continuous stream of European dates Morrissey has been doing the past few months? (That was a rhetorical question; I just wish I did not feel the need to have to point it out).

"America, your head's too big ..." and "America (is not the world)" spring immediately to mind.

La Magnani