Morrissey

British singer-songwriter Morrissey has today announced a major UK and Ireland tour starting this September.

Morrissey has enjoyed 16 albums in the UK Top Ten, plus 9 Top Ten albums with his former group The Smiths, of which Morrissey was a founder member. In the U.S., Morrissey has had two Top Ten albums, and eight Top 20 albums.

In 1991, Morrissey broke The Beatles record for selling out the Hollywood Bowl, and in 2006 Morrissey was voted the second Greatest Living British Icon as voted by viewers of BBC Television, with Sir David Attenborough first and Sir Paul McCartney third. In 2007, Morrissey was voted The Greatest Northern Male in a nationwide newspaper poll.

Morrissey was the singer and lyricist of The Smiths for 6 years and has been a successful solo artist for 35 years

Tickets for the UK dates go on general sale Thursday 23^rd June at 9.30am

Read more about the gig dates here