Fans in Uproar After Morrissey Storms Off

Two weeks after collapsing on stage with breathing difficulties, Morrissey was at the centre of controversy again last night when the former Smiths singer stormed off during a performance in Liverpool after a plastic beer glass was thrown.

Scuffles broke out among frustrated fans leaving the Liverpool Echo Arena after they were told that the notoriously temperamental star could not carry on. Eyewitnesses said the singer narrowly avoided being hit during the second song of the night, but was splashed in the face.

The 50-year-old was taken to hospital last month after he fell to the floor during a performance at Oasis Leisure Centre in Swindon. He has cancelled several other dates this year, telling fans he had "endured a titanic struggle against an intolerable virus".

One concert-goer, Polly Wilson, 19, said: "Everyone just turned to each other in disbelief. At £35 to £45 a ticket, all we got was one song and a half."

guardian.co.uk 09/11/09