Morrissey postpones Orpheum show a second time

Friday's concert was reportedly called off again due to his crew being stricken with flu.

January 24, 2013 at 11:56PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Morrissey wasn't exactly dressed for winter weather at his show last week in Reading, Pa. / Matt Smith, Associated Press
Morrissey wasn't exactly dressed for winter weather at his show last week in Reading, Pa. / Matt Smith, Associated Press (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Please, please, please let Morrissey's Twin Cities fans get what they want. The former Smiths singer's Orpheum Theatre concert -- originally rescheduled for Friday from October -- has been called off yet again. Word is that a big chunk of his crew is suffering from the flu. Another makeup date is expected to be announced soon, so fans are being told to hang onto their tickets just like last time.

The October concert was among a string of tour dates put on hold so Moz could be with his ailing mother. He also canceled tonight's concert in Flint, Mich., where tickets are being refunded. Saturday's show in Chicago has also been postponed.

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Chris Riemenschneider

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Chris Riemenschneider has been covering the Twin Cities music scene since 2001, long enough for Prince to shout him out during "Play That Funky Music (White Boy)." The St. Paul native authored the book "First Avenue: Minnesota's Mainroom" and previously worked as a music critic at the Austin American-Statesman in Texas.

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