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List of the Smiths' live performances

The Smiths were an English rock band from 1982 to 1987. This is a chronological list of their known live performances.[1][2][3]

Tour dates

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Date Town/City Country Venue
4 October 1982 Manchester United Kingdom The Ritz[4][5][fn 1]
25 January 1983 Manhattan Sound[4][5][fn 2]
4 February 1983 The Haçienda[4][5][fn 3]
21 February 1983 Rafters[5][fn 4]
23 March 1983 London The Rock Garden
6 May 1983 University of London Union[fn 5]
21 May 1983 Electric Ballroom, Camden[fn 6]
2 June 1983 Cannock Chase Miners' Gala
3 June 1983 Birmingham Fighting Cocks
4 June 1983 London Brixton Ace[fn 7]
9 June 1983[fn 8] Glasgow Night Moves[6]
29 June 1983 London Brixton Ace[fn 5]
30 June 1983 Coventry University of Warwick[fn 9]
1 July 1983 Bournemouth Midnight Express Club
6 July 1983 Manchester The Haçienda[5]
7 July 1983 London The Rock Garden
7 August 1983 Lyceum Ballroom[fn 10]
9 August 1983 Dingwalls, Camden
11 August 1983 Leeds Warehouse
19 August 1983 Norwich Gala Ballroom
30 August 1983 London Dingwalls, Camden[fn 11]
3 September 1983 Colchester Woods Leisure Centre
15 September 1983 London The Venue[fn 12]
16 September 1983 Bath Moles Club
25 September 1983 London Lyceum Ballroom[fn 13]
28 September 1983 Blackburn Gum Club at DJ's
30 September 1983 Birmingham University of Birmingham
1 October 1983 London City of London Polytechnic
5 October 1983 Institute of Contemporary Arts[fn 14]
14 October 1983 Bangor Bangor University
17 October 1983 Sheffield University of Sheffield
21 October 1983 London North East London Polytechnic
22 October 1983 Liverpool Liverpool Polytechnic
27 October 1983 London Kingston Polytechnic
28 October 1983 King's College London
10 November 1983 Portsmouth Portsmouth Polytechnic
16 November 1983 Leicester Leicester Polytechnic
17 November 1983 London Westfield College
18 November 1983 Ormskirk Edge Hill College
24 November 1983 Manchester The Haçienda[5]
6 December 1983 Derby Assembly Rooms[fn 15]
9 December 1983 Dublin Ireland SFX
19 December 1983 London United Kingdom Electric Ballroom, Camden[fn 16]
31 December 1983 New York City United States Danceteria
31 January 1984 Sheffield United Kingdom University of Sheffield
1 February 1984 Stoke-on-Trent North Staffordshire Polytechnic
2 February 1984 Coventry University of Warwick
12 February 1984 London Lyceum Ballroom[fn 17]
14 February 1984 Norwich University of East Anglia[fn 16]
15 February 1984 Nottingham Rock City[fn 16]
16 February 1984 Leicester University of Leicester[fn 16]
18 February 1984 Colchester University of Essex[fn 16]
21 February 1984 Bournemouth Town Hall
22 February 1984 Reading University of Reading
23 February 1984 Swansea Swansea University
24 February 1984 Bristol University of Bristol
25 February 1984 Brighton Brighton Polytechnic
27 February 1984 Canterbury University of Kent
28 February 1984 Stoke-on-Trent Victoria Hall
29 February 1984 Leeds University of Leeds[fn 16]
2 March 1984 Glasgow University of Glasgow[fn 16]
3 March 1984 Dundee University of Dundee[fn 16]
4 March 1984 Aberdeen Fusion Club[fn 16]
5 March 1984 Edinburgh Coaster's[fn 16]
7 March 1984 Newcastle upon Tyne Mayfair Ballroom[fn 16]
8 March 1984 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Town Hall[fn 16]
9 March 1984 Lancaster Lancaster University[fn 16]
10 March 1984 Coventry Lanchester Polytechnic[fn 16]
12 March 1984 London Hammersmith Palais[fn 18]
13 March 1984 Manchester Free Trade Hall[5][fn 18]
14 March 1984 Liverpool University of Liverpool
15 March 1984 Kingston upon Hull University of Hull
17 March 1984 Loughborough Loughborough University
18 March 1984 Leicester De Montfort Hall
19 March 1984 Sheffield Sheffield City Hall
20 March 1984 Birmingham Tower Ballroom[fn 19]
21 April 1984 Amsterdam Netherlands Theater de Meervaart [nl]
22 April 1984 Bree Belgium Breekend Festival
24 April 1984 Zürich Switzerland Rote Fabrik
4 May 1984 Hamburg West Germany Markthalle Hamburg
9 May 1984 Paris France L'Eldorado [fr]
17 May 1984 Belfast United Kingdom Ulster Hall
18 May 1984 Dublin Ireland SFX
19 May 1984
20 May 1984 Cork Savoy
3 June 1984 Seinäjoki Finland Provinssirock Festival
10 June 1984 London United Kingdom Jubilee Gardens – GLC Jobs for a Change Festival
12 June 1984 Carlisle Market Hall
13 June 1984 Glasgow Barrowland Ballroom
14 June 1984 Edinburgh Caley Palais
15 June 1984 Dundee Caird Hall
16 June 1984 Aberdeen Capitol Theatre
17 June 1984 Inverness Eden Court Theatre
20 June 1984 Blackpool Opera House Theatre
22 June 1984 St Austell Cornwall Coliseum
23 June 1984 Pilton Glastonbury Festival
24 September 1984 Gloucester Gloucester Leisure Centre[fn 20]
25 September 1984 Cardiff Cardiff University[fn 20]
26 September 1984 Swansea Mayfair[fn 20]
12 November 1984 Dublin Ireland SFX[fn 21]
13 November 1984
14 November 1984[fn 22] Waterford Savoy[fn 21]
16 November 1984 Limerick Savoy[fn 21]
17 November 1984 Galway Leisureland[fn 21]
18 November 1984 Cork Savoy[fn 21]
20 November 1984 Letterkenny Leisure Centre[fn 21]
21 November 1984 Coleraine United Kingdom University of Ulster[fn 21]
22 November 1984 Belfast Ulster Hall[fn 21]
1 December 1984 Paris France Parc des Expositions de Villepinte[fn 21]
27 February 1985 Chippenham United Kingdom Goldiggers[fn 21]
28 February 1985 Guildford Guildford Civic Hall[fn 21]
1 March 1985 London Brixton Academy[fn 21]
3 March 1985 Portsmouth Portsmouth Guildhall[fn 21]
4 March 1985 Reading The Hexagon[fn 21]
6 March 1985 Poole Arts Centre[fn 21]
7 March 1985 Brighton Brighton Dome[fn 21]
8 March 1985 Margate Winter Gardens[fn 21]
11 March 1985 Ipswich Gaumont[fn 21]
12 March 1985 Nottingham Nottingham Royal Concert Hall[fn 21]
16 March 1985 Stoke-on-Trent Victoria Hall[fn 21]
17 March 1985 Birmingham Birmingham Hippodrome[fn 21]
18 March 1985 Oxford Apollo Theatre[fn 23]
22 March 1985 Sheffield Sheffield City Hall[fn 21]
23 March 1985 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Town Hall[fn 21]
24 March 1985 Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle City Hall[fn 21]
27 March 1985 Liverpool Royal Court Theatre[fn 21]
28 March 1985 Bradford St George's Hall[fn 21]
29 March 1985 Northampton Derngate Theatre[fn 21]
31 March 1985 Manchester Palace Theatre[5][fn 21]
1 April 1985 Leicester De Montfort Hall[fn 21]
4 April 1985 Bristol Bristol Hippodrome[fn 21]
6 April 1985 London Royal Albert Hall[fn 21]
14 May 1985 Rome Italy Teatro Tendastrisce [it]
16 May 1985 Barcelona Spain Studio 54
18 May 1985 Madrid Paseo de Camoens
7 June 1985 Chicago United States Aragon Ballroom[fn 24]
8 June 1985 Royal Oak Royal Oak Music Theatre[fn 24]
9 June 1985 Vaughan Canada Kingswood Music Theatre[fn 24]
11 June 1985 Washington, D.C. United States Warner Theatre[fn 24]
12 June 1985 Upper Darby Tower Theater[fn 24]
14 June 1985 Boston Opera House[fn 24]
17 June 1985 New York City Beacon Theatre[fn 24]
18 June 1985
21 June 1985 Oakland Kaiser Auditorium[fn 24]
25 June 1985 San Diego San Diego State University Open Air Theater[fn 24]
27 June 1985 Los Angeles Hollywood Palladium[fn 24]
28 June 1985
29 June 1985 Irvine Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre[fn 24]
22 September 1985 Irvine United Kingdom Magnum Leisure Centre[fn 11]
24 September 1985 Edinburgh Edinburgh Playhouse[fn 11]
25 September 1985 Glasgow Barrowland Ballroom[fn 11][fn 25]
26 September 1985 Dundee Caird Hall[fn 11]
28 September 1985 Lerwick Clickimin Centre[fn 11]
30 September 1985 Aberdeen Capitol Theatre[fn 11]
1 October 1985 Inverness Eden Court Theatre[fn 11]
31 January 1986 Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle City Hall – Red Wedge concert[fn 26]
8 February 1986 Liverpool Royal Court Theatre[7][fn 27]
10 February 1986 Dublin Ireland National Stadium[fn 28]
11 February 1986 Dundalk Fairways Hotel[fn 28]
12 February 1986 Belfast United Kingdom Queen's University Belfast[fn 28]
16 July 1986 Glasgow Barrowland Ballroom[fn 29][fn 30]
17 July 1986 Newcastle upon Tyne Mayfair Ballroom[fn 29][fn 30]
19 July 1986 Manchester G-Mex Centre[5][fn 29][fn 31]
20 July 1986 Salford University of Salford[5][fn 29][fn 32]
30 July 1986 London Canada Centennial Hall[fn 29]
31 July 1986 Vaughan Kingswood Music Theatre[fn 29]
2 August 1986 Ottawa Congress Centre[fn 29]
3 August 1986 Montreal Université de Montréal[fn 29]
5 August 1986 Mansfield United States Great Woods Center[fn 29]
6 August 1986 New York City Hudson River Park, Pier 84[fn 29]
8 August 1986 Washington, D.C. Charles E. Smith Center[fn 29]
11 August 1986 Cleveland Music Hall, Public Auditorium[fn 29]
12 August 1986 Pittsburgh Fulton Theater[fn 29]
14 August 1986 Detroit Fox Theatre[fn 29]
15 August 1986 Chicago Aragon Ballroom[fn 29]
16 August 1986 Milwaukee Performing Arts Center[fn 29]
22 August 1986 Santa Barbara Arlington Theater[fn 29]
23 August 1986 Berkeley Hearst Greek Theatre[fn 29]
25 August 1986 Los Angeles Universal Amphitheatre[fn 29]
26 August 1986
28 August 1986 Irvine Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre[fn 29]
29 August 1986 San Diego San Diego State University Open Air Theater[fn 29]
31 August 1986 Mesa Mesa Amphitheatre[fn 29]
3 September 1986 Boulder University of Colorado Boulder Events Center[fn 29]
5 September 1986 Houston Cullen Performance Hall[fn 29]
6 September 1986 Dallas Bronco Bowl[fn 29]
8 September 1986 New Orleans McAlister Auditorium, Tulane University[fn 29]
10 September 1986 St. Petersburg Bayfront Arena[fn 29]
13 October 1986 Carlisle United Kingdom Sands Centre[fn 29][fn 32]
14 October 1986 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Town Hall[fn 29][fn 32]
15 October 1986 Wolverhampton Wolverhampton Civic Hall[fn 29][fn 32]
17 October 1986 St Austell Cornwall Coliseum[fn 29][fn 32]
18 October 1986 Gloucester Leisure Centre[fn 29][fn 32]
19 October 1986 Newport Newport Centre[fn 29][fn 32]
21 October 1986 Nottingham Nottingham Royal Concert Hall[fn 29][fn 32]
23 October 1986 London Kilburn National Ballroom[fn 29][fn 33]
24 October 1986 Brixton Academy[fn 29][fn 34]
26 October 1986 London Palladium[fn 29][fn 32]
27 October 1986 Preston Preston Guild Hall[fn 29][fn 32][fn 35]
30 October 1986 Manchester Free Trade Hall[5][fn 29][fn 32]
12 December 1986 London Brixton Academy – Artists Against Apartheid benefit[8][fn 36]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Supporting Blue Rondo à la Turk. Dale Hibbert on bass.
  2. ^ First gig with Andy Rourke on bass.
  3. ^ Supporting 52nd Street. "Handsome Devil" from this concert released as the B-side of "Hand in Glove".
  4. ^ Supporting Richard Hell and the Voidoids.
  5. ^ a b Supporting The Sisters of Mercy.
  6. ^ Supporting The Fall.
  7. ^ Supporting The Decorators.
  8. ^ 10 July according to some sources.
  9. ^ Sharing the bill with Aztec Camera, The Truth and The Impossible Dreamers.
  10. ^ Supporting Howard Devoto and SPK.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h Support act Easterhouse.
  12. ^ Support acts Felt and The Go-Betweens.
  13. ^ Supporting Gang of Four.
  14. ^ Part of the ICA's Rock Week. Sharing the bill with Quando Quango and The Impressions.
  15. ^ Recorded for the BBC series Whistle Test and broadcast on BBC Two on 9 December 1983.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Support act The Red Guitars.
  17. ^ Support acts Billy Bragg and The Redskins.
  18. ^ a b Support act The Red Guitars. Guest appearance by Sandie Shaw.
  19. ^ Postponed from 9 February. The original date still appeared on tickets.
  20. ^ a b c Support act The Woodentops.
  21. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae Support act James.
  22. ^ 11 November according to some sources.
  23. ^ Support act James. "Nowhere Fast", "Shakespeare's Sister", "Stretch Out and Wait" and "Meat Is Murder" from this concert released as the B-sides of "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore". This concert was broadcast on Janice Long's BBC Radio 1 show on 9 May 1985.
  24. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Support act Billy Bragg.
  25. ^ "What's the World" from this concert released as a B-side of "I Started Something I Couldn't Finish".
  26. ^ Also featuring Billy Bragg, Junior Giscombe, The Style Council, The Communards and Prefab Sprout.
  27. ^ From Manchester With Love benefit gig for Liverpool City Council; sharing the bill with New Order, The Fall and John Cooper Clarke.
  28. ^ a b c Support act The June Brides.
  29. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am Including Craig Gannon on guitar.
  30. ^ a b Support act Stockholm Monsters.
  31. ^ Part of the Festival of the Tenth Summer.
  32. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Support act Raymonde.
  33. ^ Support act Soil. This concert formed the basis of the live album Rank, and also of a BBC Radio 1 In Concert programme first broadcast on 18 April 1987.
  34. ^ Support act The Railway Children.
  35. ^ This concert was cut short after only one song due to Morrissey being injured by an object thrown onto the stage.
  36. ^ Support act Pete Shelley. "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others" from this concert released as a B-side of "I Started Something I Couldn't Finish".

References

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  1. ^ Simon Goddard. The Smiths: Songs That Saved Your Life (Reynolds and Hearn 2002, 2004²; ISBN 1-903111-47-1, ISBN 1-905287-14-3
  2. ^ Passions Just Like Mine - Smiths live history (Smiths fansite)
  3. ^ "The Smiths on tour - 1982-1986". Record Collector. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "How we made: Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce on the Smiths' first gig". The Guardian. 23 January 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Morrissey live in Manchester: a potted history". Manchester Evening News. 21 December 2006. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  6. ^ Dingwall, John (23 June 2013). "Former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr: Glasgow is one of my favourite places to play.. even though there were only 11 people at first gig". Daily Record. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  7. ^ "The Fall gigography 1986". thefall.org. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  8. ^ "This is what the Smiths played at their last ever live show". Radio X. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
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