Morrissey slams Johnny Marr for ignoring “lucrative” The Smiths 2025 reunion tour offer – which he agreed to

nme.com:

Morrissey has said he agreed to a “lucrative” The Smiths reunion tour next year, but claimed that Johnny Marr “ignored” the offer.A statement posted to the singer’s official Morrissey Central website today (August 29) reads: “In June 2024 AEG Entertainment Group made a lucrative offer to both Morrissey and Marr to tour worldwide as ‘The Smiths’ throughout 2025.”The update continued: “Morrissey said Yes to the offer; Marr ignored the offer.“Morrissey undertakes a largely sold out tour of the USA in November.

Marr continues to tour as a special guest to New Order.”NME has contacted Marr’s representatives for comment. See a screenshot of Morrissey’s message in the post below.Holy moly!

Morrissey was up for a reunion with Johnny Marr, but Johnny said no. This is quite astounding. Statement from Moz attached. pic.twitter.com/5PHKbzycJh— The Morrissey Mercury (@MorrisseyMerc) August 29, 2024Morrissey’s statement comes after Marr responded to a fan’s call for The Smiths to return amid the huge Oasis reunion news this week.The Smiths formed back in 1982 and released four studio albums: 1984’s ‘The Smiths’, 1985’s ‘Meat Is Murder’, 1986’s ‘The Queen Is Dead’ and 1987’s ‘Strangeways, Here We Come’.Earlier this month, Morrissey said his former band’s popularity had not waned as it was all about “a refusal to surrender to enemy propaganda”.