Tom Jones and Cliff Richard special guests at Morrissey’s concerts

Tom Jones will appear alongside Morrissey at a Los Angeles concert in May, it has been announced.

“I will be Morrissey Official’s special guest at his show at the LA Sports Arena on May 10th,” wrote Tom Jones on Facebook.

Cliff Richard will also appear as a special guest at a Morrissey concert in New York on June 21 at the Barclays Centre.

Missouri singer Kristeen Young will join the performers on both dates – the first confirmed shows for Morrissey since he abandoned touring last year.

Morrissey, who eventually cancelled more than 40 dates, suffered a number of illnesses while on tour including a bleeding ulcer, Barrett’s oesophagus and double pneumonia.

The 54-year-old singer is expected to release a 10th solo studio album later this year.

In January, Morrissey took a swipe at the music industry saying: “The majority of people have lost faith in the music industry… It’s all, now, solely a question of marketing.

“All success stories are safe and dreary, and you will never be taken by surprise by a hit song that sounds out of place.”