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Posted in music | tour dates on April 23, 2009
Paul Weller cancels NYC show (John Weller RIP), though he did play Coachella (with Johnny Marr)
Paul Weller & Johnny Marr @ Coachella 2009 (ivankay)
"I could go on endlessly about the excellent yet heartbreaking Paul Weller set no one watched. I just might blather more about it once I get home and have time to properly assess and convey why it was such a meaningful (albeit needlessly stopped) performance, both for artist and audience. (It also might make my annual Kill List, a rundown, in ranked order, of the weekend's greatest performance. Look for that sometime Tuesday.)The above is an account of Paul Weller's shortened set at Coachella on Sunday. From there, the ex-Jam frontman was supposed to make his way to NYC for a show at the Nokia Theatre this Friday night (4/24), but I just realized that show is no longer happening "Due to Personal Reasons Ticket Refunds Available at Point of Purchase." UPDATE with some sad news:After roughly a half-hour of top-notch rock 'n' soul, culminating in some extra-fine space-jamming on "Porcelain Gods," Weller was informed that he had a measly 15 minutes left. "Just not long enough in the desert," he sniffed in between expletives....
...to cap his Sunday show, the now silver-haired Weller, looking Armani casual cool in a black outfit, was left to kick against the pricks in a chugging rendition of his minor MTV hit with help from ... well, how nice, former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr, who strummed a bit and shared in on the bop-bop-bop-bop harmonies." [OCRegister]
23rd Apr 2009R.I.P.Its with immense sadness that we can confirm that John Weller passed away yesterday.
John who managed Pauls career from the start of the Jam onwards will be missed by everyone. He was a larger than life character who was respected across the music industry and a much loved husband, dad, grandad and friend.
Our thoughts and love go out to the Wellers at this sad and difficult time. Ann, Nicky and Paul also really appreciate all the lovely cards, emails and messages from everyone.
Johnny Marr's old bandmate Morrissey also played Coachella.
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Posted on April 23, 2009 4:42 PM
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Comments (7)
He cancelled because his father was ill and apparently passed away yesterday.
Posted by Anonymous | April 23, 2009 4:49 PM
John Weller managed his son's career for decades.
Posted by drewo | April 23, 2009 4:59 PM
john weller passed yesterday
Posted by Anonymous | April 23, 2009 5:05 PM
updating, sad, and thanks
Posted by brooklynvegan | April 23, 2009 5:08 PM
listening to his first solo record right now, hope he gets through things alright
Posted by Anonymous | April 23, 2009 8:05 PM
sad, thoughts go out to the modfather
Posted by Anonymous | April 24, 2009 7:39 AM
He was really tight with his hid dad who supported him every step of the way.
Posted by cr | April 24, 2009 12:11 PM