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Rick Astley on The Smiths’ covers band with Blossoms: “I don’t want to tread on that history”

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Rick Astley has spoken out about his upcoming The Smiths covers shows with Blossoms, admitting that he “doesn’t want to tread on the history” of the legendary Manchester band.The Lancashire ’80s pop icon and the Stockport band made headlines last week when they appeared on stage together at Blossoms’ headline show at the O2 Kentish Town Forum in London to play surprise covers of The Smiths’ ‘Panic’ and ‘This Charming Man’, before announcing two special one-off tribute shows to the Manchester indie legends in London and Manchester.Not long after, former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr gave his verdict on the stunt – describing their collaboration as “funny and horrible at the same time,” before adding that Blossoms failed to tell him about.

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