The Smiths' Mike Joyce to Perform Orchestral Concerts of Classic Songs
Andy Rourke
UPDATE: A rep for  former Smiths bassist Andy Rourke  tells Rolling Stone that an erroneous press release announcing  Rourke 's involvement with the show was distributed.  Rourke  is not  and has never been  involved in the production. Reps for Bad Productions  the production company behind the show  did not immediately respond to requests for clarification and comment. This story has been updated to reflect the new information.
 Former Smiths bassist Andy Rourke  appeared on an initial press release surrounding the shows  but  his  rep has since denied that the musician is involved.
"At no point in time did  Andy Rourke  agree to participate or otherwise license or authorize the use of  his  name  likeness or any personal quotes in any manner in connection with this Classically Smiths project "  he  said in a statement. "The parties involved were advised of this on multiple occasions prior to them going to press. A press conference and press release were scheduled and serviced to the media without  Andy Rourke’s  or  his  team’s knowledge or approval. Any quotes by  Andy Rourke  that were attributed in any press materials in regards to the Classically Smiths project were not provided  authorized or otherwise approved by  him  or  his  representatives."
"I am deeply saddened that during the week of the death of my dear friend Dolores O'Riordan  that false statements are made on my behalf "  Rourke  added. "At no time did I give my consent for anyone in connection with this Classically Smiths project to act on my behalf or my name and nothing was ever confirmed  approved or contracted by me or my team."
"At no point in time did  Andy Rourke  agree to participate or otherwise license or authorize the use of  his  name  likeness or any personal quotes in any manner in connection with this Classically Smiths project. The parties involved were advised of this on multiple occasions prior to them going to press. A press conference and press release were scheduled and serviced to the media without  Andy Rourke’s  or  his  team’s knowledge or approval. Any quotes by  Andy Rourke  that were attributed in any press materials in regards to the Classically Smiths project were not provided  authorized or otherwise approved by  him  or  his  representatives."
"I am deeply saddened that during the week of the death of my dear friend Dolores O'Riordan  that false statements are made on my behalf. At no time did I give my consent for anyone in connection with this Classically Smiths project to act on my behalf or my name and nothing was ever confirmed  approved or contracted by me or my team."  Andy Rourke 
"I'm massively excited to be playing with  Andy  and Craig again  but introducing a full orchestra into the mix takes this to another level " Joyce said of the Classically Smiths shows in a statement.
Gannon spent less than year as a member of the Smiths in 1986  taking over as bassist when Andy Rourke was briefly fired and then sliding over to rhythm guitar for Smiths songs like "Ask" and "Panic." Gannon also recorded with Morrissey on the singer's "Last of the Famous International Playboys" and "Interesting Drug" singles.
"UPDATE: [TGT]tells Rolling Stone that an erroneous press release announcing  Rourke 's involvement with the show was distributed.  [TGT]is not  and has never been  involved in the production. Reps for Bad Productions  the production company behind the show  did not immediately respond to requests for clarification and comment. This story has been updated to reflect the new information.
 [TGT]appeared on an initial press release surrounding the shows  but  [TGT] has since denied that the musician is involved.
"At no point in time did  [TGT]agree to participate or otherwise license or authorize the use of  [TGT]  name  likeness or any personal quotes in any manner in connection with this Classically Smiths project "  he  said in a statement. "The parties involved were advised of this on multiple occasions prior to them going to press. A press conference and press release were scheduled and serviced to the media without  [TGT]or  [TGT]  team’s knowledge or approval. Any quotes by  Andy Rourke  that were attributed in any press materials in regards to the Classically Smiths project were not provided  authorized or otherwise approved by  [TGT]  or  [TGT]  representatives."
"I am deeply saddened that during the week of the death of my dear friend Dolores O'Riordan  that false statements are made on my behalf "  Rourke  added. "At no time did I give my consent for anyone in connection with this Classically Smiths project to act on my behalf or my name and nothing was ever confirmed  approved or contracted by me or my team."
"At no point in time did  [TGT]agree to participate or otherwise license or authorize the use of  [TGT]  name  likeness or any personal quotes in any manner in connection with this Classically Smiths project. The parties involved were advised of this on multiple occasions prior to them going to press. A press conference and press release were scheduled and serviced to the media without  [TGT]or  [TGT]  team’s knowledge or approval. Any quotes by  Andy Rourke  that were attributed in any press materials in regards to the Classically Smiths project were not provided  authorized or otherwise approved by  [TGT]  or  [TGT]  representatives."
"I am deeply saddened that during the week of the death of my dear friend Dolores O'Riordan  that false statements are made on my behalf. At no time did I give my consent for anyone in connection with this Classically Smiths project to act on my behalf or my name and nothing was ever confirmed  approved or contracted by me or my team."  [TGT]
"I'm massively excited to be playing with  Andy  and Craig again  but introducing a full orchestra into the mix takes this to another level " Joyce said of the Classically Smiths shows in a statement.
Gannon spent less than year as a member of the Smiths in 1986  taking over as bassist when [TGT] was briefly fired and then sliding over to rhythm guitar for Smiths songs like "Ask" and "Panic." Gannon also recorded with Morrissey on the singer's "Last of the Famous International Playboys" and "Interesting Drug" singles."