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Palladium shows cancelled until Friday

posted by davidt on Tuesday October 02 2007, @06:30PM
An anonymous person writes:
Tonight's show is cancelled due to plumbing problems at the Palladium. No word on whether they'll resked. I'm wondering if this is due to low ticket sales by any chance. This news came straight from the promoter.
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kent brockman also writes:
shows cancelled until friday.
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Suswa also writes:
Story is water main broke at venue.
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Update: 10/03 06:31 GMT:
Live Nation issues press release regarding Los Angeles concert dates - true-to-you.net

2 October 2007

In a press release issued Oct. 2, Live Nation has announced that, due to a ruptured water pipe resulting in a safety issue, the Morrissey shows originally scheduled for Oct. 2 and Oct. 4 at the Hollywood Palladium have been cancelled.

According to Live Nation's press release, tickets for the Oct. 2 and Oct. 4 shows will be honored at the door at either the Oct. 8 or Oct. 9 shows. If ticketholders are unable to attend on Oct. 8 or Oct. 9, refunds will be available at point of purchase.

Also according to the press release, the Palladium apologizes to Morrissey and his listeners for the inconvenience in disrupting these historical performances and will be ready for the remaining shows beginning Oct. 5.
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  • Go down to Home Dopet and you'll find plenty of plumbers waiting around outside.
    FDR <[email protected]> -- Tuesday October 02 2007, @06:35PM (#276113)
    (User #18941 Info | http://www.youtube.com/SDHigbie)
    • Re:anonymous by ella-reflex (Score:1) Wednesday October 03 2007, @07:15AM
    • Re:anonymous by Anonymous (Score:0) Wednesday October 03 2007, @11:42AM
      • Re:anonymous by FDR (Score:1) Wednesday October 03 2007, @03:12PM
      • Re:anonymous by Anonymous (Score:0) Wednesday October 03 2007, @11:11PM
    • Re:anonymous by Anonymous (Score:0) Thursday October 04 2007, @09:08AM
  • An oversized dump by an overly excited mozzer fan , clogged the shitters and caused the pipes to rupture .
    No shit , really .
      No wait , i mean , too much shit .
    Anonymous -- Tuesday October 02 2007, @06:39PM (#276117)
  • I was in line outside and I overheard an employee of Live Nation telling people that it was cancelled due to low ticket sales. It makes sense if they were trying to sell tonights and Thursday nights shows for half price.
    Anonymous -- Tuesday October 02 2007, @06:41PM (#276118)
  • The thousands fat people at Monday's concert clogged all the pipes with digested carne asada.
    Anonymous -- Tuesday October 02 2007, @06:43PM (#276121)
  • I'm envisioning Moz with a pipe wrench, showing his plumber's butt. Oh no! I'm envisioning Jesse with his sleeves rolled up and Boz banging on the pipes and the whole thing is turning into the Blue Man Group!!!!
    FDR <[email protected]> -- Tuesday October 02 2007, @06:49PM (#276122)
    (User #18941 Info | http://www.youtube.com/SDHigbie)
    • Re:Bad visions by Anonymous (Score:0) Tuesday October 02 2007, @06:56PM
      • Re:Bad visions by Anonymous (Score:0) Tuesday October 02 2007, @11:09PM
        • Re:Bad visions by romeogirl (Score:1) Tuesday October 02 2007, @11:25PM
  • tickets for tonight's & thursday's shows will be honored on oct 8th (for today's show) & oct 9th (for thurs show). if you already have tickets for any of those dates, tickets can be refunded at point of purchase.
    BOYRACER76 -- Tuesday October 02 2007, @06:56PM (#276128)
    (User #9118 Info)
    "just put your arms around me. I won't tell anybody"
  • Now, My drive back home from the palladium was truly dissapointing.
    kevinpz -- Tuesday October 02 2007, @07:05PM (#276133)
    (User #20107 Info)
    "some of us is turning nasty."
  • Your show last night was superb!It is not a secret that the ticket sales were slow/low, but its not about the money, its about connecting. Change the set list a little. I know, you sing what you want, but consider opening with "Frankly Mr.Shankly" or "A Rush and a Push and the Land is Ours"!One question, what does one have to do to meet you, other than jumping on stage and making an ass out of themselves? "Disgusting"....see what I mean!!!!By the way you look really good in dark colors!
    Anonymous -- Tuesday October 02 2007, @07:18PM (#276140)
  • oh well so much for celebrating my birthday at the Moz show... oh well tequila shots and Jose Alfredo Jimenez songs it is!

    i also think it was due to poor ticket sales,if it was the plumbing..one of us damn mexicans would have fixed it right away!

    jose17 -- Tuesday October 02 2007, @07:18PM (#276141)
    (User #20108 Info)
  • TWO MORRISSEY
    SHOWS AT HOLLYWOOD PALLADIUM
    CANCELLED
    DUE TO BURST WATER PIPE

    Due to a ruptured water pipe resulting in a safety issue, the Morrissey shows originally scheduled for October 2 and October 4 at the Hollywood Palladium have been cancelled.

    Tickets for the cancelled shows will be honored at the door at either the October 8 or October 9 performances. If unable to attend October 8 or October 9, refunds available at point of purchase.

    The Palladium apologizes to Morrissey and his fans for the inconvenience in disrupting these historical performances and will be ready for the remaining shows beginning this Friday, October the 5th.
    Anonymous -- Tuesday October 02 2007, @07:26PM (#276149)
  • I was waiting outside to get into the show also - and when the doors opened a bit every once in a while, I actually saw some LA Dept. of Water & Power guys in there.
    Anonymous -- Tuesday October 02 2007, @08:23PM (#276157)
  • What about that guy who bought a season ticket to attend all of the Palladium shows? What will he do?
    Anonymous -- Tuesday October 02 2007, @08:36PM (#276161)
  • A ruptured water pipe at the Hollywood Palladium has forced the cancellation of Morrissey's scheduled performances tonight Tuesday and Thursday.

    Tickets will be honored at the door at either the Oct. 8 or Oct. 9 performances.
    Anonymous -- Tuesday October 02 2007, @09:02PM (#276169)
  • Here's a piccy of the note livenation put up on the fence around the Pall-adium:

    http://www2.gol.com/users/melemail/stuff/CIMG0629. JPG [gol.com]

    I'm surprisingly not too put out, though I feel sorry for the gravely disappointed fans. I feel sad for Morrissey that ticket sales were so poor.

    Although I am usually inclined to think that cynical people are too quick to accuse MOrrissey of deliberately offending them by falling ill and trying to cover up poor ticket sales, I think this time it is truly a case of poor ticket sales and a silly, bogus official excuse. This is almost as good as 1994's "the band were not sufficiently rehearsed to Morrissey's satisfaction".

    I think LiveNation didn't want to put on a show that would lose money. I don't think it was Morrissey himself who engineered the "burst water main". But if his exposed butt crack is anything to go by, Morrissey's the man to fix it! ; p
    Mel Torment -- Tuesday October 02 2007, @09:03PM (#276170)
    (User #1764 Info)
  • a few days ago in the tour forum

    the plumber story is a nice excuse, but it was foreseen that dates should be cancelled due to
    poor ticketsales [tickets were avainble for half the price, as stated on the tour forum]

    10 times the Palladium is too much , even for
    Morrissey to sell out all of them , touring intensively already, plus 4 or 5 shows in
    Cali also

    4 half makes 2 full
    Celibate Cry <[email protected]> -- Tuesday October 02 2007, @09:09PM (#276172)
    (User #220 Info)
    and the hills are alive with celibate cries
  • Morrissey we need to talk. Please call me. No one else call please. (626) 447-6435
    Anonymous -- Tuesday October 02 2007, @10:02PM (#276181)
  • Well I rushed out of work early already wearing thin on my excuses only to hear the news on the 10E in bumper to bumper traffic. Argh! Being a fortunate season ticket holder, I have to admit for selfish reasons I was glad the weekday shows were not selling out. I figured it would make it more intimate for the rest of us. And after making it thru last night's sweaty squish-fest, I solemnly promise to never complain about audience participation again. I got my comeuppance. I was 2nd row deep from the rail Boz-side where we were packed like pickles. Luckily I was mostly surrounded by passionate yet courteous folk and the occasional rib jab & foot to the head by crowd-surfing, stage invader wanna-be's didn't ruin my good time. Last night was pure bliss.

    So tonight instead, I had a salad & a beer with some friends I haven't seen in a while and met some new ones at Lucky Devils.

    And even though I should be listening to Dear God right about now, screaming like a lust-lorn schoolgirl during the explosive kegs line, I'm at home in Los Feliz drinking a glass of wine posting here. Life goes on friends. And busted water main or not, I could give a shit ... literally. I choose to believe the best in people, our friend Morrissey included. And if he chose to not perform tonight, or Live Nation shoved it down his throat not to .. or, heaven forbid, it is the truth that the tattered old Palladium had a plumbing problem ... regardless of the reason, I choose to still be a supporter, still be a fan and not cast judgment on a situation I know nothing about.

    That's just my two cents. See you Friday.
    doney86 -- Tuesday October 02 2007, @10:09PM (#276185)
    (User #19327 Info)
    It was dark as I drove the point home.
  • That girl who jumped onstage and stuck her tounge in his mouth gave him mono...Yeah...that's the real reason, for sure.
    Anonymous -- Tuesday October 02 2007, @11:13PM (#276198)
  • I know this is not the place for this, but since this is the only forum anyone is viewing right now, I'll post it here. There is video of the Moz PC posted on Yahoo right now. If you're viewing this tonight (Tuesday) it should still be there. Ignore the main story on this link about University of Miami football. SCROLL DOWN TO THE BOTTOM and you will see a link to video which includes a short interview and performance clips. Cheers.

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071002/ap_en_ot/peopl e_the_rock_gift
    Books Not Crooks -- Tuesday October 02 2007, @11:37PM (#276204)
    (User #18864 Info)
  • I got to the line at four PM and it was significantly shorter than Monday's line. On Monday I got there at three was much farther from the front than I was today.

    Some people in the front said that Kristeen Young came out and said the show was canceled due to medical reasons. I didn't believe them because he sounded fine last night. A few minutes later it was confirmed by people from the venue but they didn't explain why so I and others assumed poor ticket sales. Later on, I saw one DWP worker who said it was because of the water main.

    So I pretty much have three answers but I'm choosing poor ticket sales. Tuesday nights aren't usually open for everybody (I have school and my sister has work but we're going to all nights anyway :/) and since he scheduled so many dates people must have put off buying tickets.

    Whatever. I'll see him Friday. I just feel really bad for the people that were supposed to him tonight and can't go next Monday or Tuesday. They truly were the ones who got screwed.
    Anonymous -- Tuesday October 02 2007, @11:59PM (#276206)
    • Re:blegh by Anonymous (Score:0) Wednesday October 03 2007, @09:47PM
  • I don't care what the real reason for the cancelled show was...either way, I was so disappointed...so upset. My friend and I left work today from San Diego at 4:15PM and drove in rush hour traffic to LA. We were thanking god for creating carpool lanes. I was stoked to find parking for $4, we ate quickly, and made our way over to the Palladium. I thought we were in the Twilight Zone because it was only 6:45PM and no one was around for miles! We finally asked a security guard where everyone was and he said the show was cancelled. I wanted to cry.

    I guess the night wasn't a complete bust. I bargained and got a bootleg Morrissey shirt for $5, I saw one of the actors from Superbad at Amoeba and someone that looked like Laurence Fishburn, and then got drunk at the Abbey. And my friend and I made it back to San Diego by midnight. But wow...I am really sad. Really, truly let down. I don't think it was a coincidence that these shows were being offered at half price and then they were cancelled at the last minute.
    mell -- Wednesday October 03 2007, @12:38AM (#276210)
    (User #20022 Info)
  • ....Morrissey's CONCERTS now go from the discount bin to the dumpster.

    Silly old man
    Anonymous -- Wednesday October 03 2007, @06:06AM (#276230)
  • assume for a second that everyone with tickets to the the 2nd or 4th show come on one night, wouldnt that place be very crowded and cause more of a safety issue. damn this sucks :/
    Anonymous -- Wednesday October 03 2007, @06:50AM (#276231)
  • I purposely bought tix for Thursday with the idea it would be a smaller crowd. Nice going Idiots. LiveNation morons. Having had previous contact with them, they really are highly incompetent.

    I'm a bit concerned, too about trying to stuff people from multiple shows into one or two others. I wonder if sales were so low that they could still hold all of them.
    Anonymous -- Wednesday October 03 2007, @07:15AM (#276233)
  • looks like 3 weeks of living on pins and needles
    until the NYC shows. I won't be fully at ease until I'm walking through the doors into the venue listening to KY's skrieking in the background as I head to the (overpriced) bar to continue working on already-notable buzz.

    Such is the life of a Morrissey fan.

    Anonymous -- Wednesday October 03 2007, @07:20AM (#276234)
  • Well its better than driving to vegas only to find out he cancels. *oh the good times*
    mozcar78 -- Wednesday October 03 2007, @07:42AM (#276235)
    (User #4118 Info | http://www.socal-blitzkrieg.com/)
    Paying morrissey's bills since 1991!!!!!!
  • Get off the stage. Your ego is out of control. You have officially jumped the shark. Your boring man.
    Anonymous -- Wednesday October 03 2007, @07:54AM (#276238)
  • blog that morrissey has a cold.

    Who to believe? I bet he's cancelled due to illness yet again.
    Anonymous -- Wednesday October 03 2007, @07:56AM (#276239)
  • At least he's getting inventive.
    Anonymous -- Wednesday October 03 2007, @08:15AM (#276242)
  • Footage of Morrissey's LA press-conference "gig-ette" is on the latest BBC Entertainments bulletin (to illustrate the story about cancelled shows).

    Go to:
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/default.s tm

    Scroll down to VIDEO AND AUDIO NEWS, then click on (bizarrely) 'Wallace, Gromit and more showbiz news'. Moz is about 2 mins in.
    Anonymous -- Wednesday October 03 2007, @08:39AM (#276246)
  • I suppose those of us who went for the "get 10 shows for the price of 9" now get 6 where their ticket is special. We lose 2 shows and then get 2 where the attendance will be artificially doubled..
    I mused months ago, when other shows got moved around and/or canceled, that Moz does this about 15% of the time. We are lucky there are/will be all the other shows (hopefully)!!
    He is entitled to have "empti-theateritus"..
    He, obviously has never had a, "the show must go on" mentality...
    This though, is what makes makes him, him.
    HE IS MORRISSEY, and he owes me nothing.
    If any of his "antics" drive away any "fans",, it "leaves more Steve" for us when he does play..
    I believe if He (Moz), played his cards differently with different management decisions, he may have been as big an act as there is, and over a long period of time. He IS to me and many of you.. As it is, most of us have managed to make it to the front row and gotten a hand shake while he looks strait into only your eyes..
    I'm glad he is not bigger then he is.
    Which would you prefer?
    See ya'll Fri and Sat, m, tu, th, fri, sa, su..
    Anybody need tickets for Mon or Tues Next week?? LOL

    Anonymous -- Wednesday October 03 2007, @09:00AM (#276252)
  • I just called Ticketmaster and I was told that there will be no refunds given to the season ticket holders only to the individual tickets purchased. Did anyone else try to get a refund? If anyone gets a different response, please let me know.
    poetrylover -- Wednesday October 03 2007, @09:02AM (#276254)
    (User #18707 Info)
    With loves, and hates and passions just like mine...
  • The venue is to be renovated. The busted pipe fix is probably one big waste of money considering it will all be redone when the renovation is going to be done. I'm wondering if the remainder of the Palladium shows will be canceled. But if enough money will be made by the venue to offset the repairs, it may go on.
    someraincoatedlovers -- Wednesday October 03 2007, @09:08AM (#276255)
    (User #10290 Info)
  • Hello:

    Noticiero Telemundo (national newscast) will be featuring Morrissey in a story this weekend.
    We are currently looking for a Morrissey fan that has posters, albums, pictures, shirts that we can shoot for the story we are currently working on.
    Important: you must live in the Los Angeles area.

    Please shoot me an email:
    [email protected]
    or call me (305) 889-6946. (its a miami #)

    newsgirl -- Wednesday October 03 2007, @12:39PM (#276278)
    (User #20112 Info | http://www.thescenestar.com/)
  • I recieved a refund for my ticket already. However they did not ask me to send in the ticket, so I still have it. Anyone know if I could still be sneaky and use it for the show next week, or will the barcode not work? Thanks
    Anonymous -- Wednesday October 03 2007, @02:19PM (#276289)
  • Has anyone seen this on the plumber’s van?

    “We repair what your husband fixed.”

    Or this one?

    ”Don’t sleep with a drip; call your plumber”. ; )

    goinghome -- Wednesday October 03 2007, @02:31PM (#276291)
    (User #12673 Info)
  • I have heard from sources inside the venue that there was no plumbing issue. It is what everybody is assuming. The shows are been cancelled due to poor attendance. I am so very dissapointed in the way Morrissey treats his fans and the people around him. Think about it, why cancel Thurs. show also couldnt they try to fix whatever so called plumbing issue and if it wasnt fixed by thurs. then cancel the show thurs. Funny how they could tell the plumbing issue would be fixed in time for Fridays show. Ive listened to Morrissey for a very long time and this is not the first time I have been let down, but come on be honest about the whole thing. By the way Morrissey is staying at The Peninsula Beverly Hills, maybe we should all go ask him why???
    Anonymous -- Wednesday October 03 2007, @04:59PM (#276317)
  • I posted the comment above. I also heard these will not be the only cancellations for the Palladium shows.
    Anonymous -- Wednesday October 03 2007, @05:16PM (#276321)
  • http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/7441/cheekymozj a7.jpg [imageshack.us]
    Mel Torment -- Wednesday October 03 2007, @07:47PM (#276338)
    (User #1764 Info)
  • Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!

    http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd156/KOFFINJOE /10-3-200782412PM.jpg
    KOFFINJOE -- Wednesday October 03 2007, @08:51PM (#276344)
    (User #18722 Info)
  • There will be an exclusive interview with Morrissey in Spanish newspaper La Opinion. 'Lea La Opinion Jueves'.
    Anonymous -- Wednesday October 03 2007, @11:03PM (#276355)
  • Just added another vid on You Tube from opening night at the Palladium. Since my other video got so many hits, you may also enjoy this one.

    Morrissey singing Sister, I'm a Poet

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCwLDF_TMoM
    Mozillow -- Thursday October 04 2007, @09:12AM (#276371)
    (User #18555 Info)
  • Whatever the reason for the cancellation is, I think it's a bit delusional to expect Morrissey to pull a reasonable crowd for 10 nights. After all, he has already toured US quite extensively so most die-hards have already seen him.
    Whoever came up with the idea of 10 night recidency must be a bit delusional!
    OK, 4 nights would have been reasonable but 10??
    I think it was a bad idea right from the beginning....the atmosphere at the remaining gigs must be flat as a pancake...
    Anonymous -- Thursday October 04 2007, @10:28AM (#276378)
    • Re:Delusional? by Anonymous (Score:0) Thursday October 04 2007, @11:18AM
      • Re:Delusional? by Anonymous (Score:0) Thursday October 04 2007, @11:31AM
  • His name seriously isn't Kent Brockman?
    garcons75 -- Thursday October 04 2007, @11:53AM (#276384)
    (User #15736 Info)

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