Morrissey Concert Performance coming to the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts in July

[April 16, 2015]  BLOOMINGTON - Globally-renowned recording and performing artist Morrissey has just announced a summer tour that will bring him to Bloomington/Normal on Saturday, July 11 at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts in Bloomington/Normal. Showtime is 8:30 p.m. and doors open at 7:00 p.m.

Reserved seats are available now through ArtsBlooming.org, the BCPA box office or by phone at 309-434-2777. There is a 6-ticket limit per purchase. The box office is open Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and is located in the BCPA at 600 N. East St., Bloomington, IL 61701.

The tour will include dates at renowned theaters, opera houses, concert halls and arenas, affirming the artist’s unique relationship with his fans built on a 30-year recording and performing career that enables him to command the stage at venues of every kind.

Joining Morrissey on tour will be his longtime band, including Boz Boorer (guitar), Jesse Tobias (guitar), Mando Lopez (bass), Matthew Walker (drums) and Gustavo Manzur (keyboards).

Morrissey’s solo career began in 1988, after the dissolution of The Smiths, with the release of Viva Hate. His influence on music and culture has continued to grow through the release of 10 globally acclaimed studio albums – including the recent release World Peace is None of Your Business – plus an array of singles, rarities collections and live recordings. He is renowned as one of the world’s most legendary and influential performing artists of all time. The Independent famously wrote that "most pop stars have to be dead before they reach the iconic status he has reached in his lifetime" and Pitchfork regards him as "one of the most singular figures in Western popular culture.”

For more concert information contact:
Mike Lynskey, Jam Productions, 312-440-9191, [e-mail]

[Nora Dukowitz]