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

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

Footnotes

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. Supporting The Sisters of Mercy.
6. Supporting The Fall.
7. Supporting The Decorators.
8. Sharing the bill with Aztec Camera, The Truth and The Impossible Dreamers.
9. Supporting Howard Devoto and SPK.
10. Recorded for the BBC series The Old Grey Whistle Test and broadcast on BBC Two on 9 December 1983.
11. Support act The Red Guitars.
12. Support acts Billy Bragg and The Redskins.
13. Support act The Red Guitars. Guest appearance by Sandie Shaw.
14. Postponed from 9 February. The original date still appeared on tickets.
15. Support act The Woodentops.
16. Support act James.
17. 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".
18. Support act Easterhouse.
19. Benefit gig for Liverpool City Council; sharing the bill with New Order and The Fall.
20. Support act The June Brides.
21. Including Craig Gannon on guitar.
22. Support act Stockholm Monsters.
23. Part of the Festival of the Tenth Summer.
24. Support act Raymonde.
25. Support act Soil. This concert formed the basis of the live album Rank.
26. Support act The Railway Children.
27. 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

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 fansite)
3. "The Smiths on tour - 1982-1986". Record Collector. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
4. "How we made: Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce on the Smiths' first gig". The Guardian. 23 January 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
5. "Morrissey live in Manchester: a potted history". Manchester Evening News. 21 December 2006. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
6. "The Fall gigography 1986". thefall.org. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
7. "This is what the Smiths played at their last ever live show". Radio X. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.