Morrissey convinces concert venue to shut down McDonalds Morrissey has convinced a Los Angeles concert venue to not sell meat at concessions during his performance next month. The longtime animal rights activist and former singer for 1980s rock group The Smiths urged the Staples Center arena to shutter the concession stands of fast food chain McDonald's and to halt the sale of meat by other outlets at the venue for his March 1 performance. 'We respect Morrissey's lifestyle and his concern for the wishes of so many of his fans and are happy that we are able to honor his requests in this manner,' Lee Zeidman, the arena's general manager, said in a statement on Tuesday. Meat free zone: Morrissey has got concert venue The Staples Center to agree to ban the sale of meat during his concert in Los Angeles next month Staples Center operator Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) said the arena will also roll out a special line of meatless food concessions, including vegan sloppy Joes, vegan sushi, and hummus and pitta bread. 'I don't look upon it as a victory for me, but a victory for the animals,' the Meat Is Murder singer said earlier this week. AEG and its promoter subsidiary Goldenvoice will donate a portion of ticket sales from the show to the animal rights group PETA, Morrissey said. Morrissey, 53, who co-wrote The Smiths' 1985 song Meat Is Murder postponed a series of concerts on his North America tour last month after being hospitalized for a bleeding ulcer. He is expected to relaunch the tour with a performance on U.S. late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! next week. The former Smiths star had to cancel a series of shows on his US tour after being taken to hospital suffering from a bleeding ulcer and has revealed he has been treated for a condition which in rare cases can lead to cancer. In a message posted on fan sites, he said he was also treated for a condition called Barrett's oesophagus, which is often caused by acid reflux. It is associated with an increased risk of cancer of the oesophagus. With typically dry humour, he said: 'There are now no known ailments left for me to try.' On a posting on fan site True To You, he wrote: 'The reports of my death have been greatly understated. Once admitted to the William Beaumont Hospital at Royal Oak in Michigan, I received treatment for concussion, a bleeding ulcer and Barrett's oesophagus. The positive from all of this is that there are now no known ailments left for me to try. I am fully determined to resume the tour on February 9 at the Chelsea Ballroom in Las Vegas. If there's an audience of any kind in attendance, I just might die with a smile on my face, after all. If I am not there, I shall probably never again be anywhere. Equally, I am determined to play Flint (Michigan) if it kills me (which, on the face of it, it almost has. 'Thank you to everyone present at both Brooklyn (New York) and Melbourne (Australia) during recent weeks for two of the best nights of what might charitably be termed my 'career'. My debt to you will outlive time itself. He signed off by adding: 'Pause at my headstone, Morrissey.'