A partial reunion of The Smiths has been cancelled after the band’s former bassist rejected claims he would be taking part. On Monday it was announced Andy Rourke would be joining drummer Mike Joyce and guitarist Craig Gannon as part of a new live concert production called Classically Smiths. “In response to recent comments in the press, the planned Classically Smiths events will now, no longer be taking place,” they said in a statement. Last week Rourke’s bandmate in alternative rock group D.A.R.K and Cranberries frontwoman Dolores O’Riordan was found dead in a London hotel room. Classically Smiths had been billed as a chance to see some of the Manchester band’s most memorable songs performed in collaboration with the Manchester Camerata Orchestra.

Source: Irish Examiner January 23, 2018 16:07 UTC