Legendary British rock singer Morrissey performs Oct. 9 at the Hult Center, though he arrives in Eugene in the doghouse with much of his once-loyal fanbase.

(As an aside, in his autobiography, Morrissey shouts out his only other show in Eugene, at McDonald Theatre in 2002, calling it an all-time favorite.)

The trouble started when the beloved former Smiths vocalist outed himself as a post-Brexit British conservative. Like many, Morrissey’s views hardened during the pandemic, with a series of increasingly tin-eared racial comments and anti-mask, anti-lockdown rhetoric — less traditional Tory, more “ gilets jaunes ,” the French populist yellow vest movement from around the same time. None of it fits neatly in right- or left-wing politics, but encompasses aspects of both and is most certa

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