Morrissey concert review
Utilita Arena Birmingham in Birmingham, UK
Fri, 27 Mar 2015

I've been an avid Morrissey fan for over 25 years and I have seen him perform at different junctures and different venues, including a flight over to Ireland, Cambridge, Bristol and Manchester etc .. Each concert was enjoyable, charismatic with a diverse set list of well chosen tracks. Last night's concert was simply awful. The production with emotionally manipulative videos were depressing and distracting. The Meat is Murder footage was too much - resulting in a crowd member by us in the standing area actually collapsing. Morrissey looked I'll and was in over self indulgent mode, indeed the concert had the feel of a dower funeral before the wake. Morrissey's preaching (although I agreed with what was he was saying) was patronizing, self righteous and simply inappropriate. I actually felt very down afterwards, I really tried to enjoy the concert and clearly by my jaded state this morning I possibly tried too hard. It's a pity Morrissery didn't reciprocate with the same emotional intelligence to his unbelievably loyal fans.

This will be my last ever attendance to a Mortissey gig and unfortunately will be the one I remember for all the wrong reasons .. such a shame.

Andy Kane, Stourbridge