Morrissey reveals The Smiths were set to tour in 2025 but one band member refused

morisy revealed The Smiths were meant to go on tour next year but Johnny marah refused to join them the band who are known for their songs This Charming Man there is a light that never goes out Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now and many more huge hits were formed in 1982 but internal tensions led to their split only 5 years later the band originally consisted of morisy Johnny Andy Rock and Mike Joyce revealing that fans could have had the chance to watch the band on tour 65-year-old morisy said on his website in June 2024 AEG Entertainment Group made a lucrative offer to both morisy and Mar tour worldwide as the Smiths throughout 2025 morisy said yes to the offer Mar ignored the offer morrisy undertakes a largely soldout tour of the USA in November ma continues to tour as a special guest to New Order meanwhile earlier this week Johnny posted a picture of Reform UK leader Nigel farage when he was asked whether the Smiths would reunite after Oasis Stars Liam and N Gallagher put behind their Feud to go on tour Johnny has touched upon the idea of a reunion many times in the past he seemingly compared morisy to farage over the singer's political views in 2019 he addressed rumors of a reunion by joking that farage who was the brexit party leader could be the one to join the band to play the guitar in 2016 he told Sky News that Morris's Prof forage views would be a drawback to a potential reunion two years ago morrisy took to his website to beg Johnny to stop mentioning him in interviews he said this is not a rant or a hysterical bombast it is a polite and calm measured request would you please stop mentioning my name in your interviews would you please instead discuss your own career your own Unstoppable solo achievements and your own music if you can would you please just leave me out of it the singer went on to say that the duo hadn't been close for close to 40 years which he said was many lifetimes ago the star insisted they were not successful when they first met and instead found Fame together in the Smiths morisy added must you persistently year after year decade after decade blame me for everything from the 2007 Solomon Island tsunami to the dribble on your grandma's chin follow miror celebs on Tik Tok Snapchat Instagram Twitter Facebook YouTube and threads