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Lou Reed performing at the Fillmore with Metallica in 2011.

Lou Reed, well-known jerkface and former headmaster of the Velvet Underground, has canceled his April 14 show at the Warfield in San Francisco as well as his two Coachella appearances, according to The Desert Sun.

A spokesperson for Coachella/Warfield promoter Goldenvoice said Reed was canceling the shows "due to unavoidable complications," the paper reported.

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The new sticker design from SubliminalSF

Last week, Morrissey canceled the remaining dates of his current U.S. tour, including two San Francisco shows at the Warfield and Regency Ballrom, due to medical issues including bleeding ulcer, Barrett's esophagus, and double pneumonia.

These are the fifth and sixth consecutive Bay Area shows Morrissey has canceled in the last three years, having not played the region since December 2009. Fans, judging by the comment sections on our posts, are either utterly hopeless, furious, or both. So they should like the new stickers from local merch-maker SubliminalSF, which offer a simple, straight-ahead message to the former Smiths singer:

See also:
* Dear Morrissey, Will You Ever Actually Make it to San Francisco?
* Top 10 Morrissey Song Titles That Describe Your Anguish About His Canceled Show

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Morrissey

Morrissey canceled Saturday's show at S.F.'s Regency Ballroom -- his fourth sequential cancelation in the Bay Area -- because he was hospitalized with double pneumonia, according to reports.

After battling a bladder infection, a bleeding ulcer, and Barrett's esophagus in recent weeks -- and then announcing that he was on the mend -- the 53-year-old former Smiths singer called off yet another San Francisco show, after reportedly being rushed to the hospital. He's now set to play the Warfield on April 30 and the Regency on May 1.

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He is never, ever, ever, gonna play here, is he?

Update, Feb. 22: Yesterday, Morrissey's official position on the Feb. 24 S.F. show was that it was being "postponed" and would be rescheduled soon. Today, it's simply canceled, per a notice from show promoter Another Planet Entertainment:

The Morrissey concert scheduled for February 24 at Davies Symphony Hall has been canceled as Morrissey is currently undergoing treatment for a bleeding ulcer and Barrett's esophagus. Due to venue availability, all parties concerned will be unable to reschedule this engagement. Refunds are available at the original place of purchase. Morrissey thanks everyone concerned for his well wishes and looks forward to getting back on the road.

See also:
* Dear Morrissey, Will You Ever Actually Make it to San Francisco?
* Top 10 Morrissey Song Titles That Describe Your Anguish About His Canceled Show

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OPF!: Canceled due to sickness.

Update, 12:18 p.m.: Since no make-up date has been set, all OFF! ticketholders will be refunded at their place of purchase. This Saturday's show at Great American Music Hall will feature Negative Approach, Bad Antics, and Guantanamo Dogpile. Tickets are $5 online or at the door.

Original post: The L.A. punk madmen of OFF! have canceled their show this Saturday, Feb. 9 at Great American Music Hall due to illness -- but the show may go on with the openers playing for free.

Unfortunately OFF! had to cancel its entire West Coast run, beginning with its San Diego and L.A. dates, according to the band's publicist. The S.F. date is expected to be rescheduled in the "very near future," according to the folks at Great American Music Hall. Refunds will be available for ticket holders, but only after the rescheduled date is announced.

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Dear Morrissey,

If a double-decker bus crashed into us right now, we almost would be happy to die by your side -- not because we think vehicular slaughter is "such a heavenly way to die," but rather because the shock of seeing your face in this fair city of ours would be enough to bring on sudden death regardless. At the rate things are going, we just can't help but feel that the stages of San Francisco will never be graced with your miserable, warbling presence ever again. And honestly we kind of miss your sad little hound-dog face, dude. There's just something so darn comforting about it.


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Billie Joe in Las Vegas: "You're going to give me one fucking minute?!"

Days before Green Day releases the first of an ambitious trio of new albums, singer and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong announced plans to enter rehab for substance abuse after he went on a profane tirade and stormed offstage at a Las Vegas concert on Friday.

In the wake of Armstrong's troubles, Green Day's Live 105-presented show this Friday at the Fillmore has been postponed.

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V-Nasty: Not performing next week at Slim's.

If anyone still thinks that Kreayshawn associate, Gucci Mane collaborator, and Oakland A's fan V-Nasty was just fronting about her rough-and-tumble background and years spent in and out of juvie and jail, this should shut them up: V-Nasty just canceled her S.F. show at Slim's next week, and indeed all of her upcoming live dates. The reason, according to her publicist? "Probation issues."

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Not tonight...

See also: Top 10 Morrissey Song Titles That Describe Your Anguish About His Canceled Show

Update 2: Folks at Another Planet Entertainment, the show's promoter, say they're working quickly to get a new date for the Morrissey performance. The date will be posted on the APE website when it's confirmed. Fans are advised to hold on to their tickets to tonight's show -- they'll be honored on the new date.

Update: Morrissey's drummer, Matt Walker, hurt his eye, which is why the band cannot play tonight. His publicist says the injury is not expected to affect any other tour dates.

Original post: Just got word from Morrissey's publicist that tonight's sold-out show at the Fox Theater in Oakland has been canceled.

No explanation for the cancelation was given. But you may remember that last time Morrissey came to Oakland in 2009, he also canceled his show -- allegedly because he was sick. (It didn't please his fans that Moz was seen out at DNA Lounge the night he was supposed to be too ill to play.)

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GWAR

Looks like there'll be no onstage dismemberment for you, Bay Area metalheads: Not even a week after GWAR's guitarist, Cory Smoot, died suddenly in his tour bus bunk, the venerable costumed metal band everyone knows canceled the San Francisco show scheduled for this Friday at Regency Ballroom.

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