Morrissey calls out Royal Oak Music Theatre after security fracas leads to ...
UK musician Morrissey is famous for never biting his tongue -- an incomplete list of his feuds include former prime minster Margaret Thatcher, Robert Smith of The Cure, NME magazine, carnivores and anyone who tries to define or explain him. And the former Smiths' frontman wants all his fans to know what he thinks about the Royal Oak Music Theatre.The cyanide-tongued singer abruptly cancelled his Dec. 18 show during the first encore, without even finishing the tune, "Still Ill." On his personal website, Morrissey singled out the show as one of his two worst performing experiences of 2011.
"I stopped the show at the Royal Oak Theater in Michigan in consideration of the audience -- who were being unashamedly assaulted by the in-house security."
According to fan forums and an interview with an eyewitness, a few fans had been clamoring to get on stage during the second half of the show -- and security became more and more aggressive trying to contain them.
As Morrissey and his band began its first encore, more fans began to swarm the stage. Reports say Morrissey noticed a young man near him who repeatedly tried to climb up from the crowd. A security guard allegedly grabbed him by the neck several times, "manhandling" the concertgoer.
The singer wrote, "It is difficult to watch this happen, especially when our friends (such as Douglas) are being forcibly choked to death simply for being there. If such attacks happened at the opera or in a night-club, the victims would rightfully sue. Strangely, in-house security sense that they have freedom to manhandle patrons of 'rock' shows. I wonder why?"
Morrissey told the guards to "steady on" numerous times, to no avail (that's British slang for "staying cool.") Then, the Brit simply walked off the stage, motioning for his band to follow (fans said guitarist Boz cursed out the guard in question and even kicked him at one point).
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Morrissey told the guards to "steady on" numerous times, to no avail (that's British slang for "staying cool.") Then, the Brit simply walked off the stage, motioning for his band to follow (fans said guitarist Boz cursed out the guard in question and
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