Morrissey will be releasing the Swords album, an 18-track compilation of B-sides from his recent records on October 26. Swords will be available in both CD and vinyl formats. In celebration, Morrissey has announced a number of tour dates throughout Europe in October and November. Then, in December, he will be returning to the West Coast of the US to play a series of dates in venues both big and small. His US shows will be opened by Doll And The Kicks.


OCTOBER
Friday 23 BIRMINGHAM / symphony hall
Saturday 24 SWINDON / oasis
Monday 26 BOURNEMOUTH / opera house
Tuesday 27 LONDON / royal albert hall
Thursday 29 LEEDS / academy
Friday 30 SHEFFIELD / city hall


NOVEMBER
Monday 2 SALISBURY / city hall
Tuesday 3 BRENTWOOD / leisure center
Thursday 5 LONDON / alexandra palace
Saturday 7 LIVERPOOL / echo arena
Monday 9 NIJMEGEN, Holland / vereeniging
Tuesday 10 LILLE, France / aeronef
Thursday 12 PARIS, France / le zenith
Saturday 14 BRUSSELS, Belgium / forest club
Monday 16 BERLIN, Germany / tempodrom
Tuesday 17 HAMBURG, Germany / CCH
Thursday 19 DUSSELDORF, Germany / philipshalle
Friday 20 MUNICH, Germany / tonhalle
Monday 23 DUBLIN, Ireland / national stadium
Sunday 29 SEATTLE Paramount Theater
Monday 30 PORTLAND Roseland Theater



DECEMBER

Wednesday 2 December OAKLAND Paramount
Friday 4 December INDIO Fantasy Springs
Saturday 5 December LAS VEGAS The Joint
Monday 7 December POMONA Fox Theater
Tuesday 8 December SAN DIEGO Copley Symphony Hall
Thursday 10 December LOS ANGELES Gibson Amphitheatre
Friday 11 December VENTURA Ventura Theatre