The Smiths to reform for Coachella 2009?
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Reports say band are close to reunion deal
- Oct 24, 2008
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Speculation has renewed that The Smiths may be on the verge of reforming.
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According to a report in The Sun today (October 24), the four original members are close to signing a deal that would see them performing at the Coachella festival in California next year.
It is suggested that Morrissey's new manager - former MCA records boss Irving Azoff - has been instrumental in the proposed deal.
A source is quoted as saying: "It has looked impossible in the past but suddenly it all looks like it could happen. The buzz around the people who used to work for the band is they could play Coachella for a ludicrous amount of money.
"It's closer than it's ever been. The split was a messy affair, but time's a healer." .
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Comments (21)
Money makes the Smiths go play the Smiths go play the Smiths go play!
There's Nooooo business...like the muuuuusic business....
With all these expensive reunions we've experienced the past 2 years, I will stop raising my eyebrow ironically only if we get a Joy Division one.
If this goes down, I may even reconsider my self imposed ban on visiting the US (...for political reasons)
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.......Hahaha, I just remembered I'm seeing The Smyths tonight for a bit of Karaoke.(Tribute band)
hahaha I'd go if I am allowed to go to Cuba afterwards (and vice versa) :)
You're doing karaoke....AGAIN?!
No, just sing along with the band while in the audience, although last time I went, 2 of my mates had 10+ pints on board and where doing a lot more than a bit of singing....
Well, I was going anyway, but I'll be sure to powerplay enough that maybe I can touch Morrissey's expanded waist this time. :P
i'll believe it when i see it. but man! if coachella can pull that deal it might sell out. i heard last year the attendance was really bad.
I think that's the idea. Reading and V-festival in the UK sell out 4 or 5 months before hand meaning they have all that money sitting in the bank earning interest.
i just hope the smiths don't loose their "pig":http://mog.com/Charley_Rogulewski/blog/159280
Wow...that'd get me there for sure....
Moz would never let a pig incident like that happen, even with a faux pig ;)
They'd better tour as well! Fuckers, you just don't go and rehearse a lot to do a one off gig for money!
This would be so incredible! I'll be there if it happens! I didn't see them when they were first together. . . .
Didn't Morrissey turn down a $20 million deal to reform just a couple years ago? I agree w/ Charley. It's almost as likely as a GnR album (but way more anticipated).
Just for shits and giggles, let's go down a list of Smiths song titles (not necesarily content) relevant for this post - "These Things Take Time", "How Soon is Now", "You've Got Everything Now", "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get Want I Want", "I Know It's Over", "I Started Something I Couldn't Finish", "I Won't Share You", "Ask", "Stretch Out and Wait" & "You Just Haven't Earned it Yet, Baby". I'll go w/ the latter.
If that happens, i'm going. I don't care if i have to hitchhike, take a train, ride a horse, I will get there somehow. Although there's a good chance that the ticket prices will completely suck my bank account dry, so I may have to walk there too...
LOL @ Eric!
Well that's pretty cool...
The Smiths are not set to reunite despite reports, NME.COM understands.
Sources close to both members of the band and Coachella have denied that there has been any new move to reunite the group for next year's festival.
A British newspaper had claimed The Smiths were considering burying the hatchet for next year's event.
Meanwhile, the group's guitarist Johnny Marr's manager dismissed the story, telling our sister title Uncut that the Smiths reunion rumours were \"rubbish\".
Morrissey has previously claimed he was offered a near £40 million for just him and Smiths guitarist Marr to reunite for the Californian event in 2006.
A new double-CD compilation spanning the band's career, 'The Sound Of The Smiths', is released on November 10.
"The Smiths are not set to reunite despite reports, NME.COM understands."
Well that's not pretty cool...
That's funny because this morning I musing over my wonderful coachella experience last year and this proves that it can only get better!