Morrissey Off To America

Morrissey will tour North America this spring in support of 2006's 'Ringleader of the Tormentors'.

The trek which consists of a total of 40 different cities launches April 28 in Stockton, California, and dates are booked through June 30 at New York's Madison Square Garden.

True to Mozza style, this tour's weird venue is a casino - John Ascuaga's Celebrity Showroom in Sparks, Nevada, where he'll play two nights consecutively.

With a few more shows to confirm, the tour looks like this:

27 April - Stockton, CA - Bob Hope Theater
28 April - Sparks, NV - John Ascuaga's Celebrity Showroom
29 April - Sparks, NV - John Ascuaga's Celebrity Showroom
01 May - Oakland, CA - Paramount Theater
02 May - Santa Rosa, CA - Wells Fargo Center
05 May - Spokane, WA- INB Performing Arts Center
06 May - Seattle, WA - Paramount
08 May - Salt Lake City, UT - E Center Ford Theater
09 May - Denver, CO - Fillmore
11 May - Omaha, NE - Orpheum
12 May - Milwaukee, WI - Riverside
14 May - Ann Arbor, MI - Michigan Theater
15 May - Chicago, IL - Auditorium Theatre
17 May - Cleveland, OH - Playhouse Square Center
18 May - Columbus, OH - Palace Theater
20 May - Indianapolis, IN - Murat Center
22 May - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
23 May - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater
25 May - Dallas, TX - Palladium
26 May - Austin, TX - Backyard
28 May - Houston, TX - Verizon
30 May - El Paso, TX - County Coliseum
31 May - Tucson, AZ - Music Hall
02 June - Phoenix, AZ - Maricopa County Events Center
03 June - San Diego, CA - Bayside Concerts
05 June - Ventura, CA - Majestic Ventura Theater
06 June - Riverside, CA - Riverside Municipal Auditorium
08 June - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
09 June - Las Vegas, NV - Pearl
30 June - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden

Photo: MrMatt