It’s hell for leather at Morrissey’s gig!

HE’S BEEN known to walk off stage in protest because meat was being cooked in the vicinity and it seems Morrissey hasn’t mellowed with age and softened his stance towards meat eaters, or even wearers of animal products!

Sources at his London gig at Alexandra Palace on Friday told us staff weren’t permitted to wear leather on direct orders from the former Smiths frontman. “There’s no meat for sale in the venue at all, which isn’t that unusual for a Morrissey gig,” Day & Night – who were in the audience – were reliably informed by a definitely not leather-clad lady.

“But none of the workers are allowed to wear any kind of fur or even leather this evening,” she added. “I thought they were joking but no, it’s serious. I was going to wear a faux fur coat but I really didn’t want to run the risk of having to prove it wasn’t real before being let in. I’m not even wearing a belt because of it!”

To be fair to the 58-year-old former gladioli swinger, perhaps his decision to turn temporarily the birthplace of British television into a meat-free zone did have a calming effect of sorts. Concertgoers were at least spared the kind of anti-Nicola Sturgeon rant which saw many stream for the exits at his gig in Glasgow last month.

Post-show discussions this time seemed to centre on what good form Morrissey and his voice were in.

And what filling they’d had in their vegan pies of course!