I have to say that while a huge Smiths and Morrissey fan, my musical world is and always has been much broader. I have thousands of vinyl and cd albums and have attended most probably over a thousand gigs (although I have never actually counted them). While your description may apply to other I can assure you, it does not describe myself.
Other bands do not purport, in quite the same way as Morrissey, to have THAT connection with fans. I don't think he's connected enough with fans to do anything that would deliberately annoy them. Who else though can you think of that consistently releases tickets like dripping chinese water torture. I can't think of any other band that uses this practice.
yeah same with me have gone to concerts fsince i was 16 of the most diverse bands/music styles
and only one concert i didnt get cause it was sold out..that was sonic youth in berlin 2006..I wanted so badly to go since the next day (sunday) was my first morrissey gig and this would have been the perfect combination: saturday:sonic youth sunday : morrissey..
I wasnt registered at ebay back then nor did I had a credit card
and only for moz did travel to the UK in 2008
as most of the bands I like do tour my country ..only Moz doesdrop by every 6,8 years or so
so i just didnt go to the sonics 9 ago i would have thought of byuing from the touts..but i also didnt have money left anyway
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maybe most of the bands i like arent that popular?or the reason that its different to get tickets here in germany..cause i do remember the moz ticket for germany 06 were avaiable longer as when they got sold in the US/UK...
but germany is like..what the biggest music market and people here do love concerts and are just as dedicated to go to concerts as everywhere else..arent the touts here not as present at least online maybe..hmm?
.and I must say I have never seen this rush for tickets(sold out in 10 minutes )as with moz...
yes I wonder too why he dont just announce a whole tour and he only announce them piece by piece..have any journo asked him about that?
and the one day before the sale goes on start notice is int really i his typical style, isnt it?..2 months previous is normal in his case right??