Morrissey 2012 Tour Dates Announced

Now that all the court room drama with NME is behind him, Morrissey has announced a two-month long U.S. tour to launch in fall 2012.

The former Smiths singer will roll out on October 5 at the Wang Theatre in Boston, Mass. and continue through New York City; Columbus, Ohio; Chicago, Ill.; Atlanta, Ga. and more. The trek will end on December 8 at the Showboat Resort and Casino House of Blues in Atlantic City, N.J. He'll join Iggy and the Stooges on November 24 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif. See all the dates below.

One city that makes us raise an eyebrow is Morrissey's October 26 date in Flint, Mich. Moz usually includes a venue in the metro Detroit area every time he tours, but surprisingly picked the most violent city in the U.S. as his only Michigan date.

Morrissey had originally planned to take British music magazine NME to court after he accused them of wrongfully portraying him as a racist. “The gates of England are flooded," he said in a 2007 interview. "The country’s been thrown away … Although I don’t have anything against people from other countries, the higher the influx into England the more the British identity disappears.”

The two parties finally settled their differences, and NME published an apology to Morrissey. The court dates were scheduled to take place July 16-19.

2012 Morrissey Tour Dates:

10/5 – Boston, Mass | Wang Theatre
10/6 – Waterbury, Conn. | Palace Theater
10/10 – New York, N.Y. | Radio City Music Hall
10/15 – Portland, Maine | State Theatre
10/16 – Burlington, Vt. | Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
10/18 – Albany, N.Y. | Palace Theatre
10/19 – Niagara Falls, N.Y. | Rapids Theatre
10/23 – Pittsburgh, Pa. | Heinz Hall
10/24 – Columbus, Ohio | LC Indoor Pavilion
10/26 – Flint, Mich. | James H Whiting Auditorium
10/27 – Chicago, Ill. | Chicago Theatre
10/29 – Minneapolis, Minn. | Orpheum Theatre
10/30 – Clear Lake, Iowa | Surf Ballroom
11/1 – Lincoln, Neb. | Rococo Theatre
11/3 – Denver, Colo. | Ellie Caulkins Opera House
11/4 – Salt Lake City, Utah | Kingsbury Hall at University of Utah
11/8 – Seattle, Wash. | Moore Theatre
11/10 – Bellingham, Wash. | Mount Baker Theatre
11/11 – Portland, Ore. | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
11/14 – Davis, Calif. | Robert Mondavi Center at UC Davis
11/16 – San Francisco, Calif. | Davies Symphony Hall
11/17 – Reno, Nev. | John Ascuaga’s Nugget – Rose Ballroom
11/21 – Tempe, Ariz. | Marquee Theater
11/23 – Las Vegas, Nev. | The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas at The Chelsea Ballroom
11/24 – Los Angeles, Calif. | Staples Center Arena
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11/27 – El Paso, Texas | Tricky Falls
11/28 – Wichita Falls, Texas | Kay Yeager Coliseum
11/30 – Pharr, Texas | Pharr Entertainment Center
12/1 – Beaumont, Texas | Jefferson Theatre
12/3 – Atlanta, Ga. | Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
12/5 – Asheville, N.C. | Orange Peel
12/7 – North Bethesda, Md. | The Music Center at Strathmore
12/8 – Atlantic City, N.J. | Showboat Resort and Casino – House of Blues