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Morrissey had kind words for Blossoms and Rick Astley‘s joint shows covering old The Smiths classics.The singer, who fronted the band between 1982 and 1987, said that he was grateful for the acts’ tributes to his former band.

Blossoms and Rick Astley performed the first of two one-off Smiths cover shows last night (October 8) at Manchester’s Albert Hall – you can see footage below.Billed as ‘The Songs Of The Smiths’, the gig saw Blossoms become Astley’s backing band for a full set of theirs and fans’ most-loved Smiths songs, including ‘This Charming Man’, ‘Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now’ and ‘What Difference Does It Make?’“The Smiths have always meant so much to Blossoms, with even their rainiest songs complete with

Former Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo has been handed a five-match ban and issued with a $25,000 fine after his involvement in a tunnel brawl following Boca Juniors' controversial exit from the Copa Libertadores back in July.

Blondie have postponed their ‘Against All Odds’ UK tour until next spring – see the revised schedule below.Debbie Harry and co. were due to hit the road with Garbage next month for a run of headline dates in Liverpool, Manchester, Hull, London, Glasgow, Nottingham and other cities.Today (October 6) it has been confirmed that the gigs will now take place between April and May 2022.

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Conservative conference in Manchester. Ross will argue the Scottish Conservatives are the only party to represent the working classes against the “cosy Holyrood consensus” on issues like free speech and fair justice.

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Johnny Marr has told NME that the row surrounding Blossoms and Rick Astley‘s The Smiths covers band has been “dealt with”.Astley and Blossoms made headlines last week when they appeared on stage together at the Stockport band’s headline show at the O2 Kentish Town Forum to play surprise covers of The Smiths’ ‘Panic’ and ‘This Charming Man’, before announcing two special one-off tribute shows to the Manchester indie legends in London and Manchester.Not long after, former Smiths guitarist Johnny

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Rick Astley has spoken out about his upcoming The Smiths covers shows with Blossoms, admitting that he “doesn’t want to tread on the history” of the legendary Manchester band.The Lancashire ’80s pop icon and the Stockport band made headlines last week when they appeared on stage together at Blossoms’ headline show at the O2 Kentish Town Forum in London to play surprise covers of The Smiths’ ‘Panic’ and ‘This Charming Man’, before announcing two special one-off tribute shows to the Manchester

Morrissey‘s website has shared a blog entry discussing the response to Rick Astley and Blossoms‘ divisive Smiths cover shows.Blossoms and Astley teamed up last week week at the former’s gig in London to cover Smiths classics ‘Panic’ and ‘This Charming Man’, with the artists subsequently announcing two Smiths covers shows in Manchester and London next month.In the new piece on Morrissey Central, written by freelance journalist Fiona Dodwell and titled ‘Morrissey, Astley and the usual suspects’,

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