Morrissey Drops Single ‘Wedding Bell Blues’
By DOTTIE PARIS
Morrissey and Interpol will go out on tour together for a run of shows this fall, with a special date at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens on Sept. 7.
Tickets go on sale April 12 at 10 a.m. EDT.
The 14-day tour kicks off Sept. 5 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Md. and wraps up at Pechanga Arena in San Diego.
Both Interpol and Morrissey have been busy with new projects. Interpol releases A Fine Mess on May 17 (Matador) and the Paul Banks-led band will go on a world tour starting May in support.
Morrissey has an all-star album of cover songs called California Son that drops on May 24 featuring the talents of Billie Joe Armstrong, Petra Haden, LP and Ed Droste of Grizzly Bear.
Morrissey All-Covers Album, ‘California Son,’ Features LP, Billie Joe Armstrong, More
Check out Morrissey’s latest release, a new millennium version of the Fifth Dimension’s “Wedding Bell Blues.” The song features Billie Joe Armstrong and Lydia Night of The Regrettes. The most unusual cover of a Fifth Dimension song stays true to the original with honky tonk piano and all
Morrissey – ‘Wedding Bell Blues’
Interpol and Morrissey Tour Dates
September 5 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
September 7 – New York, New York @ Forest Hills Stadium
September 9 – Camden, NJ @ BB&T Pavilion
September 11 – Kettering, OH @ Fraze Pavilion
September 13 – Rochester Hills, MI @ Meadow Brook Amphitheatre
September 14 – Highland Park, IL @ Ravinia Amphitheater
September 18 – Grand Prairie, TX @ Verizon Theatre
September 20 – Austin, TX @ Frank Erwin Center
September 21 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Outdoor Lawn
September 28 – Salt Lake City, UT @ SaltAir
September 30 – Portland, OR @ Theatre of the Clouds
Oct. 3 – San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Auditorium
Oct. 5 – Irvine, CA @ Five Point Amphitheatre
Oct. 6 – San Diego, CA @ Pechanga Arena