Morrissey announces Australia tour dates but bans meat from all venues
Morrissey has announced a string of Australian tour dates but has banned meat from all venues.
The former Smiths frontman, who recently said that he had ‘no interest’ from any UK record labels, will perform across Australia in October this year.
But the 57-year-old has said that he will not allow any kind of meat products to be sold or eaten on the premises.
Speaking to New Limited, he said: “I wish more artists would adopt this.
“But we go to China this year and it’s such a flesh-eaters paradise that we feel certain there will be skewered dog for sale somewhere.
“The halls in Taiwan and Iceland would not go flesh-free, so we refused to book the dates. It’s a matter of humanitarian progress.”
Morrissey has also refused to perform a show in Brisbane as he has been ‘heckled’ there a number of times.
He said: “I didn’t want to return to Brisbane because I’ve played there twice and on both nights I was heckled, which doesn’t bother me that much, but even if I reply with something snazzy, the heckler always wins because the night has been soured and we no longer feel welcome. That’s life.”
Morrissey recently revealed that he would be playing his hometown of Manchester for the first time in four years.
But the Manchester Arena gig will be his only UK show, after saying last year that he had no more plans to perform live in the UK.
A statement on his website read: “There is absolutely no way that we can generate any interest from record labels in the United Kingdom, therefore the imminent two nights at Hammersmith are likely to be our final ever UK shows.”
The former Smiths frontman will not allow any meat products in the arenas